Legal Opinion

Stapleman v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided April 20, 1984No. 83-142PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDINE, Justice.

Appellant was charged in a two-count information with aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon and conversion by a bailee. He was acquitted of the aggravated assault charge but was found guilty of conversion by a bailee. He appeals from the conviction. We will reverse.

The only issue presented on appeal is:

“Whether the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the offered defense instruction resulting in a denial of appellant’s due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.”

Appellant had been involved in a business…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Goodman v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Thomas v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  3. State v. HickenbottomWyoming Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Benson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Blakely v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1970

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Best v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Noetzelmann v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  3. Oien v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  4. Virgilio v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  5. Keller v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989

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