JONES v. STATE

No. 90-196.

811 P.2d 284 (1991)

Alvin JONES, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

May 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Public Defender Program: Leonard D. Munker, State Public Defender, Cheyenne, Defender Aid Program: Gerald M. Gallivan, Director, Teresa Marie Riley, Student Intern, Laramie, for appellant.

Joseph B. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Sylvia L. Hackl, Deputy Atty. Gen., Karen A. Byrne, Sr. Asst. Atty. Gen., Cheyenne, Prosecution Assistance Program: Theodore E. Lauer, Director, Wilhelm F. Bierman, Student Intern, Cheyenne, for appellee.

Before URBIGKIT, C.J., and THOMAS, CARDINE, MACY and GOLDEN, JJ.


GOLDEN, Justice.

The principal issue to be decided in this case is whether the sentence imposed on appellant, Alvin Jones, violated the rule we established in Yates v. State, infra, which requires that sentence be imposed within one calendar year from the date guilt is established.

We affirm.

Jones provides this statement of the issues:

I. Whether the district court subjected appellant to double jeopardy when it imposed a one year sentence...

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