Legal Opinion

Benjamin v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 25, 2011No. S-10-0204PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Justice.

[T1] Leah D. Benjamin was convicted of second degree murder for the shooting death of her estranged husband. She appeals that conviction. We will affirm.

ISSUES

[12] Ms. Benjamin presents four issues:

1. Did the trial court err in not dismissing juror Blaney?

2. Did the trial court err in refusing Appellant's proposed jury instructions G and H?

3. Did the trial court err in denying Appellant's post-trial motion for judgment of acquittal?

4. Did reversible prosecutorial miscon-duet occur?

FACTS

[13] On Sunday, May 3, 2009, Ms. Benjamin shot and killed the victim, Donald Benjamin, at her…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Ristaino v. RossSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. United States v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  5. Schreibvogel v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2010

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Shey Elan BruceWyoming Supreme Court · 2015
  2. State v. BodenbachIdaho Supreme Court · 2019
  3. Jesus Antonio Gonzalez-Ochoa v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2014
  4. Lance David Bean v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2016
  5. Carlos Yammon Pena v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2013

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