Legal Opinion

Poitra v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided April 12, 2012No. S-11-0085PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HILL, Justice.

[T1] A jury convicted Dennis Poitra Jr., of felony murder, aggravated burglary, and conspiracy to commit burglary. Poitra and two other assailants were involved in the armed robbery of a residence in Sheridan that ended in the killing of 79-year-old Bob Ernst. Poitra presents four issues on appeal and for reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm.

ISSUES

[T2] Poitra presents four issues for our consideration:, The trial court erred in denying Poitra's right to present the defense of involuntary intoxication, because involuntary intoxication does not require a "Not Guilty by…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Rideau v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Parker Land & Cattle Co. v. Wyoming Game & Fish CommissionWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Weddle v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Smith v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2009

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Dharminder Vir Sen v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2013
  3. Dennis Anthony Poitra, Jr. v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2016
  4. George Kevin Dickerson v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2025

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