Legal Opinion

Volz v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 17, 1985No. 85-34PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDINE, Justice.

Scott C. Volz pled guilty to a charge of aggravated homicide by vehicle under § 6-2-106(b), W.S.1977, 1984 Cum.Supp. 1 and was sentenced to not less than two nor more than five years in the Wyoming State Penitentiary.

We affirm.

The issue as stated by the appellant is:

“Whether the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing the defendant to the Wyoming State Penitentiary under the law and the facts of this case (a) by failing to consider probation; and/or (b) generally, by the sentence imposed.”

THE FACTS

On the evening of August 3, 1984, appellant, who was then nineteen,…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Sorenson v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1979
  3. Jahnke v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Scheikofsky v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1981
  5. Daellenbach v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Carey v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Burk v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Kavanaugh v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Sampsell v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Martinez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2002

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