Legal Opinion

Cook v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided November 20, 1992No. 91-100, 91-101PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CARDINE, Justice.

After pleas of guilty to felony murder, aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, appellants each were sentenced to terms of life, 20 to 25 years, and 20 to 25 years, the sentences to run consecutively. They appeal now presenting the central issue of whether the sentencing court could lawfully impose a sentence for felony murder and a separate sentence for the underlying felony, in this case aggravated robbery. Birr v. State, 744 P.2d 1117 (Wyo.1987), cert. denied 496 U.S. 940, 110 S.Ct. 3224, 110 L.Ed.2d 671 (1990), answered that separate punishments…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. Payne v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Missouri v. HunterSupreme Court of the United States · 1983

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3Cited by54 opinions

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  5. Sincock v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003

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