WRIGHT v. STATE

Nos. 83-43, 83-217.

707 P.2d 153 (1985)

Grant Alan WRIGHT, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

October 9, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce P. Badley and Fred R. Dollison, Badley and Rasmussen, P.C., Sheridan, for appellant.

A.G. McClintock, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., John W. Renneisen, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Allen C. Johnson, Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., and Rowena L. Heckert, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Leonard D. Munker, State Public Defender, and Martin J. McClain Asst. Public Defender, as amicus curiae.

Before THOMAS, C.J., and ROSE, ROONEY, BROWN and CARDINE, JJ.


THOMAS, Chief Justice.

The troublesome policy question presented in this case is whether this court will examine the denial of probation by a trial court in a criminal case, and if so, in what context will that review be accomplished. The issue of import then to the appellant/petitioner is whether his sentence of two to four years in the state penitentiary should be executed or should the execution of the sentence be suspended with the proviso that he be placed on...

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