Legal Opinion

Brown v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 22, 2004No. 03-209PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HILL, Chief Justice.

[T1] Appellant, James Franklin Brown (Brown), maintains that the district court erred in denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence. He argues that the sentences imposed upon him after his 1990 convictions violate recently articulated constitutional principles and, therefore, those sentences must be vacated. The district court denied Brown's motion. We will affirm.

ISSUES

[T2] Brown raises this issue:

Did the district court error and abuse its discretion by denying [Brown's] motion to correct his unconstitutional and therefore illegal sentences?

The State articulates…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Lockyer v. AndradeSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  4. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. State v. BrueggerSupreme Court of Iowa · 2009
  2. State v. ClementsIdaho Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Bromley v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Manes v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Crain v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2009

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