HANSEN v. STATE

Nos. 94-237, 94-242.

904 P.2d 811 (1995)

Arthur HANSEN, Jr., Petitioner, v. STATE of Wyoming, Respondent. Derek Redstar PAPPAN, Petitioner, v. The STATE of Wyoming, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

October 18, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wyoming Public Defender Program: Sylvia Lee Hackl, State Public Defender; Deborah Cornia, Appellate Counsel; Peter H. Froelicher, Assistant Public Defender; David Gosar, Assistant Public Defender, for petitioners.

William U. Hill, Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Georgia L. Tibbetts, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Before GOLDEN, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, TAYLOR, and LEHMAN, JJ.


THOMAS, Justice.

In these consolidated cases, brought to this court in each instance by a petition for a writ of review, Arthur Hansen, Jr. (Hansen) and Derek Redstar Pappan (Pappan) seek to inhibit the discretion of the prosecuting attorney and the discretion of the trial court with respect to the prosecution of young offenders as adults in the district court. At the heart of the controversy is the discretion afforded the district attorney to initiate criminal proceedings...

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