Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided July 26, 2011No. S-10-0239PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Justice.

[T1] Appellant, Ronald Kirby Jones, appeals his conviction of felony larceny in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-3-402(a). He challenges the district court's subject matter jurisdiction and contends that the district court erred in instructing the jury as to the elements of larceny. He also asserts there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. We conclude that the jury instructions were inadequate, and, as a result, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

ISSUES

[T2] Appellant raises four issues, which we discuss in the following order:

1. Did the district court obtain…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Granzer v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Fuller v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Stuebgen v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by23 opinions

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