Legal Opinion

Wells v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 20, 1980No. 5252PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RAPER, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted of grand larceny for theft of a motor vehicle in violation of *202§ 6-7-301, W.S.1977.1 Following the verdict of guilty, he was sentenced by the trial judge to imprisonment for a term of not less than thirteen months nor more than two years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary.

On appeal appellant raises as questions:

“I. Whether evidence that Appellant had an opportunity to commit the offense, standing alone, is sufficient to satisfy the State’s burden of proving he actually did the act.
“II. Whether a bailee of goods can be convicted of grand larceny when…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Blakely v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Jones v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Bentley v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Downs v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Harris v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1971

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Hopkinson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
  2. Saldana v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Grable v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
  4. Young v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Munson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989

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