Griffin v. State

CARDINE, Justice.

Following a jury trial upon a charge of first-degree murder, appellant Carol Griffin was convicted, for killing her husband, of voluntary manslaughter in violation of § 6-2-105(a)(i), W.S.1977, which provides:

“(a) A person is guilty of manslaughter if he unlawfully kills any human being without malice, expressed or implied, either:

“(i) Voluntarily, upon a sudden heat of passion * *

She received a sentence of eight to ten years in the Wyoming Women’s Center.

On appeal, she states the issues as:

1. “Was the competent evidence presented to the jury insufficient to sustain the…