Legal Opinion

Richard Cameron Wilkerson

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 31, 2014No. S-13-0230PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Chief Justice.

[¶1] Appellant, Richard Cameron Wilkerson, challenges his conviction for second-degree murder for the killing of Brian Newman. He contends the district court erred in instructing the jury on the malicious intent element of second-degree murder. Mr. Wilkerson further claims there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction. We conclude that the jury instructions regarding the definition of malice were in accord with our precedent. However, we also conclude that the definition of malice contained in our precedent does not satisfy the malicious intent requirement of…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. State v. WilkersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  3. State v. KefferWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Crozier v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Griego v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1988

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Derek Earl Hill v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2016
  2. Sam v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2017
  3. Farrow v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2019
  4. Schmuck v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2017
  5. Garrison v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2018

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