Legal Opinion

Minchew v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided August 6, 1984No. 83-255PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROONEY, Chief Justice.

Appellant words the single issue on appeal as follows:

“Whether the trial court abused its discretion by failing to consider alternatives to probation revocation.”

We affirm inasmuch as we not only fail to find an abuse of discretion but we find a definite consideration of alternatives to revocation of probation.

After pleading guilty to a charge of unlawful delivery of a Schedule I controlled substance (marijuana), appellant was sentenced to two to four years in the penitentiary, with the execution of the sentence suspended and with appellant being placed on probation for…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Burns v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  4. Martinez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
  5. United States v. Ross Joseph StradaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Vaughn v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1998
  2. Cooney v. Park CountyWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Lee v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Gailey v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Mapp v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1996

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