A lawyer for a Riverton man serving a life sentence for murder told the Wyoming Supreme Court that his client's conviction was a miscarriage of justice. Gabriel Drennen was convicted of first-degree murder in the 2010 killing of Leroy Hoster. Lawyers say Drennen shot an unarmed Hoster while trying to evict Hoster from a trailer. Lawyer Thomas Jubin represents Drennen. Jubin told the Supreme Court Tuesday that a prosecutor incorrectly told the jury that state law prohibits shooting an unarmed man. Jubin says Drennen feared for his life after Hoster pushed him. Lawyer Jeffrey Pope with the Wyoming Attorney General's Office argued that Drennen got a fair trial. Pope says written jury instructions spelled the law on self-defense correctly. The Wyoming Supreme Court will release a written decision later.
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