State v. L. Akers

¶1 Lee Cochran Akers (Akers) appeals from an order of the Sixth Judicial District Court, Park County, on appeal from the Park County Justice Court (Justice Court). The District Court’s order denied Akers’s motion to dismiss, affirmed the Justice Court’s judgment, and remanded the case to the Justice Court to enforce its judgment. We reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this Opinion.

¶2 Akers presents three issues on appeal. First, Akers argues the Justice Court erred by not instructing the jury that the State carried the burden of proving Akers’s actions were not a…