[DOWNLOAD] "Evanson v. State" by Supreme Court of Wyoming " eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Evanson v. State
- Author : Supreme Court of Wyoming
- Release Date : January 26, 1976
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 56 KB
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Upon receiving a call that there was a man in west Rawlins wielding a gun and chasing two other men, a deputy sheriff went to the scene. The appellant-defendant in this case was pointed out to the deputy as the individual about whom the complaint was made and the deputy approached him and asked for identification. The undersheriff arrived and the defendants automobile searched. Upon a firearm being discovered, defendant bolted and ran. The deputy and undersheriff, going different directions, gave chase and caught up with the defendant at a gasoline bulk plant. He was apprehended on the roof of a building and, when brought to the ground, was ordered to get face down. The deputy, the only one present at the time, placed a handcuff on defendants right wrist and was bringing the cuffed hand around behind defendants back when the defendant suddenly stood up and pulled an automatic pistol. At this moment, the deputy stood holding the handcuff, the other end of which was attached to the defendant. The appellant pointed the pistol directly at the deputys stomach, who dropped the handcuff and went for his own gun. The defendant then ordered, "Dont do it," and attempted to squeeze the trigger of the handgun. The deputy, while the - Page 414 defendants attention was briefly averted, seized the opportunity and dove under a nearby trailer. The defendant began to run, the deputy drew his own weapon and fired two shots at him, one of which struck the defendant in an elbow, as later learned. The defendant disappeared around a building. The deputy went around one side and the undersheriff, who now had come on the scene, went around the other side of the building, coming up behind the defendant. At that time the defendant was holding the pistol in his left hand with an ammunition clip in his right hand and was trying to push a shell out of the top of the clip. The undersheriff aimed a shotgun at the defendant, ordering him to drop his gun. The pistol and clip were dropped by the defendant. An examination of the clip revealed a nicked cartridge case indicating that it had apparently jammed and, for that reason, did not fit quite right in the gun but inspection indicated that it would fit the weapon perfectly.