Leitel v. State

ROSE, Justice.

For seven years prior to the incident with which we are here concerned, the appellant, Edward James Leitel, lived with Susan Lloyd in a relationship in which Susan described herself as Mr. Leitel’s “common-law wife.” They began having trouble in the last three years of this association because Leitel fell to keeping company with other women, and, on January 16,1977, they commenced living in separate residences at Powell, Wyoming.

On January 22, 1977, Susan met and began dating John Stearns, which caused Lei-tel and Susan to have a serious argument on January 26, 1977 — one week…