Loy v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Error to District Court, Laramie County, Hon. William C. Mentzer, Judge. Charles V. Loy was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree and brings error.
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Error to District Court, Laramie County, Hon. William C. Mentzer, Judge. Charles V. Loy was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree and brings error. The material facts are stated in the opinion. •Defendant’s rights were not properly protected at the trial; the jury was improperly instructed as to the law of self defense and of premeditated malice; the court erred in overruling the challenge to jurors; the evidence was insufficient to support a conviction of murder in the first degree; errors amounting to a denial of justice will be reviewed even where objections were not made…
1Opinion of the Court
Beard, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff in error, 'Charles V. Loy, was convicted in the District Court of Laramie County of the crime of murder in the first degree for the killing of' one William Ashford, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life. He brings the case to this court by proceedings in error.
The motion for a new trial) which was denied, assigns the. following alleged errors, viz: “(1) Because the verdict of the jury and the judgment entered thereon are contrary to law. (2) Because the verdict of the jury and the judgment entered thereon are contrary to the evidence.…
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