Legal Opinion

Capshaw v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 13, 1998No. 97-136PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MACY, Justice.

Appellant Gary Capshaw appeals from his conviction for escape from official detention.

We affirm.

ISSUES

Capshaw presents the following issues for our review:

1. Because appellant was improperly charged with escape, and not attempted escape, did the District Court err when it refused to grant Appellant’s Motion For Judgment Of Acquittal After The Jury Verdict?

a. Does the language of Wyo. Stat. § 6 — 5—206(a) fail to explain when escape from official detention is a completed act, and no longer an attempt?

b. Even in the light most favorable to the State, was all the evidence presented…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. United States v. DeStefanoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
  3. Burke v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Hilterbrand v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Porth v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  5. Lucero v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2000

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