[DOWNLOAD] "State v. Selig" by Supreme Court of Wyoming ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State v. Selig
- Author : Supreme Court of Wyoming
- Release Date : January 29, 1981
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 57 KB
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Upon application of the Attorney General, this court allowed the filing of a bill of exceptions under the provisions of çç 7-12-102 to 7-12-105, W.S. 1977. The bill of exceptions - Page 788 challenges the trial courts refusal to give the lesser-included offense instruction requested by the prosecution at the trial of this matter. The defendant was charged with three counts of first-degree murder of three hunters in the Big Horn mountains. He was tried twice on these charges. During the first trial, presided over by Judge Dixon, the prosecution requested jury instructions on second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in addition to instructions on first-degree murder. The instructions on these lesser offenses were refused and the jury was instructed only on first-degree murder and self-defense. The jury could not reach a verdict and a mistrial was declared on September 25, 1980.