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Judge Urges Prosecution to Appeal Dismissal of Murder Charge

Loaded on March 2, 2019 by Douglas Ankney

Filed under: Fourth Amendment, rights, Second Amendment. Location: Wyoming.

by Douglas Ankney

After a two-and-a-half-hour hearing, Judge Catherine Wilking of Natrona County, Wyoming, dismissed a first-degree murder charge against Jason T. John. During the hearing, and at its conclusion, Wilking urged that her decision be appealed.

In July of this year, Wyoming’s “stand your ground” law took ...

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