NIXON v. STATE

No. 97-357.

4 P.3d 864 (2000)

Todd Luther NIXON, Appellant (Defendant), v. The STATE of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

April 10, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Sylvia L. Hackl, State Public Defender; Donna D. Domonkos, Appellate Counsel; and Karl Linde, Assistant Public Defender.

Representing Appellee: William U. Hill, Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General; and D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General.

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


THOMAS, Justice.

The major complaint presented by Todd Luther Nixon (Nixon) is that the trial court committed an abuse of discretion in denying his motion to withdraw his pleas of guilty to charges of first degree murder and aggravated assault and battery, which was made prior to sentencing. At the change of pleas hearing, in response to a question by Nixon about whether something less than a life sentence could be imposed for murder in the first degree, the trial...

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