Legal Opinion
City of Casper v. Simonson
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided July 26, 2017No. S-16-0247PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Justice.
[HI] Shaina Simonson claimed in a district court appeal that the probationary portion of a sentence imposed by the municipal comí; in Casper was illegal. The district comí; agreed, and the City of Casper challenged that ruling by filing a petition for a writ of review.1 We grant the writ of review, and we affirm the district court.
ISSUES
[¶2] The City poses a single question:
Does a municipal court have the power to impose a term of probation on a.defendant if the ordinance governing the offense committed provides for punishment only by a fíne?
We instructed the parties to also…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Hicklin v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1975
- Anita Harmon, as an Individual and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Euella PotterWyoming Supreme Court · 2014
- OPERATION SAVE AMERICA v. City of JacksonWyoming Supreme Court · 2012
- City of Sheridan v. CadleWyoming Supreme Court · 1916
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3Cited by2 opinions
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