Henderson v. State

THOMAS, Justice.

The initial issue raised in this case is error by the trial court when it refused a motion by John Franklin Henderson (Henderson) to excise from the instructions to the jury any portion that explicitly or implicitly directed the jury to follow the law as given in the instructions of the court. The second issue attacks the sufficiency of the evidence to support the element of intent to defraud in the charged offenses, two counts of obtaining property by false pretenses in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-3-407(a)(i) (Michie 1997). 1 We hold that the trial court ruled correctly…