Legal Opinion

Evans v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided March 28, 1995No. 94-193PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDEN, Chief Justice.

We review Appellant’s contention that the district court erred in denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence.

We affirm.

Appellant Evans submitted these issues:

I. Petitioner’s sentence under the habitual criminal statute is illegal.

II. There was insufficient evidence to convict petitioner as an habitual criminal beyond a reasonable doubt.

III. Evidence used in the habitual criminal phase was in violation of Appellant’s constitutional rights.

IV. Appellant’s Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination were violated in the habitual criminal case.

V. The prior…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Evans v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1982
  2. State v. MeierNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1989

3Cited by13 opinions

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  5. Joseph Newton Best v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2022

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