Legal Opinion
Christy v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided January 30, 1987No. 86-192PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
URBIGKIT, Justice.
Defendant Michael Christy, charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault involving an 11-year-old girl, entered into a written plea agreement and pleaded guilty to one charge in exchange for dismissal of the second count. Sentenced to 10 to 15 years with credit for time served, he appeals, contending that the sentence was an abuse of discretion because it exceeds an ascertainable norm for this character of offense and was based upon inappropriate presentence report information.
The charged events involved the 11-year-old daughter of a lady with whom Christy had…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
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3Cited by38 opinions
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