State v. Koepplin

Wayne Leslie Koepplin appeals the judgment of the Jefferson County District Court finding him guilty of mitigated deliberate homicide. The appellant Koepplin raises the issue of whether the District Court erred in denying his motion to withdraw his plea of guilty. We find no error and affirm.

At the time of the homicide, Koepplin and the victim, Jackie Lynn Koepplin, were recently divorced and living apart. Shortly after midnight on January 20, 1982, appellant Koepplin followed his former wife to her home after she got off work. Koepplin was intoxicated and witnesses felt he was in a…