HOLMES v. STATE

No. 85-152.

715 P.2d 196 (1986)

Paul D. HOLMES, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

Rehearing Denied April 14, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard D. Munker, State Public Defender, Martin J. McClain, Appellate Counsel, and Denise Nau, Asst. Appellate Counsel, Wyoming Public Defender Program, Cheyenne, for appellant.

A.G. McClintock, Atty. Gen., Gerald A. Stack, Deputy Atty. Gen., Criminal Div., John W. Renneisen, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., and Darold W. Killmer, Legal Intern, Cheyenne, for appellee.

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


THOMAS, Chief Justice.

In this case the appellant contends that the sentencing judge abused his discretion in imposing sentence, and that the failure to hold a coroner's inquest prevented the district court from acquiring jurisdiction in the criminal case. The contentions of the appellant are without merit, and the judgment of the district court is affirmed.

It is remarkable that the appellant perceives any abuse of discretion with respect to the sentence...

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