Legal Opinion

Whitten v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided May 2, 2005No. 04-177PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] James Thomas Whitten challenges the district court’s oi'der denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence. We affirm.

ISSUE

[¶ 2] Mr. Whitten sets forth the following issue on appeal with which the State substantially agrees:

Did the district court judge [err] and abuse his discretion when he denied appellant’s motion to correct an illegal sentence, and when he modified his original order for restitution?

FACTS

[¶ 3] Mr. Whitten pled guilty to one count of first degree arson and one count of third degree arson. He was sentenced on January 25, 2002, to concurrent prison…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Oatts v. JorgensonWyoming Supreme Court · 1991
  2. United States v. Gina R. Gigot, Also Known as Gina R. HerrmannCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
  3. Bredthauer v. TSPWyoming Supreme Court · 1993
  4. Meerscheidt v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Amoco Production Co. v. Department of RevenueWyoming Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Brenda Miller, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Connie Rae ScribnerWyoming Supreme Court · 2014
  2. McDaniel v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Sundance Mountain Resort, Inc. v. Union Telephone Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Washington v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Gould v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2006

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