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A hearing was held Wednesday in Fourth Judicial District Court for a Sheridan man charged with involuntary manslaughter. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of a plea agreement reached with the State, 34-year-old Cody McCalla entered a plea of no contest to the charge of involuntary manslaughter. McCalla was arrested and charged with the crime on July 12, 2024 for punching 48-year-old Patrick Mudd in the face, causing traumatic brain injury that resulted in Mudd’s death. The altercation between the two men was the result of a parking dispute.
The plea agreement is for McCalla to serve 4 to 6 years in prison and is a binding plea agreement, meaning that McCalla can withdraw his no contest plea at sentencing if the Court deviates from the plea agreement. McCalla can also appeal the Court’s order that was issued on February 4, which denied his motion to dismiss under Wyoming Statute 6-2-602, which is the state’s stand your ground law. The plea agreement further stipulates that the State has agreed to not prosecute the defendant for the multiple instances of perjury the State believes he committed while testifying at the motion to dismiss hearing on January 31. The State will also not seek any other charges against McCalla related to the incident on July 12, 2024.
District Court Judge Ben Kirven ordered that a presentence investigation be completed by the Department of Corrections Division of Probation and Parole. The sentencing will take place shortly after the presentence investigation is completed, which Judge Kirven said is approximately 60 days from the change of plea hearing.
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