Kelly v. State

CARDINE, Justice.

This appeal is from an involuntary manslaughter conviction for which appellant was sentenced to the Wyoming State Penitentiary for a term of not less than twelve nor more than eighteen years. The claims of error, as stated by appellant, are:

“1. Whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence the hearsay statements of Arnette Goepfert.

“2. Whether James Ratcliffs statements were inadmissible under the dying declaration exception to the hearsay rule since the prejudicial nature of such statements far outweighed their probative value.”

We affirm.

On May 29, 1983, the…