Barela v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDEN, Justice.
Steven Richard Barela (Barela) appeals from the district court’s order denying the petition to modify his sentence. Barela was originally sentenced to twenty-eight years to life in the Wyoming State Penitentiary after pleading guilty to the second degree murder of his wife,
ISSUES
In his pro se brief, Appellant Barela presents three issues:
I. Did the district court judge abuse his discretion when he failed to give full and proper consideration to the newly revealed mitigating information that warranted a resentencing at the appellant’s hearing on his motion for a sentence…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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- McFarlane v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
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