BURNS v. STATE

No. 4783.

574 P.2d 422 (1978)

Edward Dale BURNS, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

February 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur T. Hanscum, Pence & MacMillan, Laramie, for appellant.

V. Frank Mendicino, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., and Helen Murray, Senior Law Student, Cheyenne, for appellee.

Before GUTHRIE, C.J., and McCLINTOCK, RAPER, THOMAS and ROSE, JJ.


ROSE, Justice.

In his jury trial, appellant was convicted of aggravated robbery in violation of § 6-66, W.S. 1957. Although there are others, the primary issue for our decision is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying appellant's motion for a new trial, which was based on recanting testimony. We will affirm the judgment and sentence in all respects.

The record discloses that on August 4, 1976, appellant borrowed a blue 1967 Plymouth...

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