Legal Opinion

Voelker v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided June 27, 2018No. S-17-0277PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Justice.

[¶1] Tamara Voelker appeals from the judgment and sentence entered after her guilty plea to one count of intentionally exploiting a vulnerable adult.1 She contests only *1099the restitution award of $43,821.30 to the gentleman whose resources she depleted, 89-year-old Wallace Reaves. We affirm.

ISSUE

[¶2] Voelker makes a single argument:

The district court erred when it held that the State had met its burden of proving the amount of restitution.

FACTS

[¶3] Upon finding that he was increasingly unable to care for himself, manage his finances, and pay his bills, Reaves initially welcomed…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Frederick v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Merkison v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Hurley v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2017
  4. Smiley v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2018
  5. Guinard v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2014

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Alexander Vincent Ray Cave v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2022
  2. Kylea Rae Baier v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2026

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