Legal Opinion

Christensen v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided July 2, 2010No. S-09-0193PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOIGT, Justice.

[¶1] In this appeal, Rodney Gene Christensen (Christensen) claims that the State breached a plea agreement that would have allowed him to enter the Wyoming Substance Abuse Treatment & Recovery Centers (WyS-TAR) before being sentenced. Finding that Christensen failed to show plain error, we will affirm.

ISSUE

[T2] Did plain error occur in the form of the State breaching its plea agreement with Christensen?

FACTS

[¶3] On July 7, 2008, Christensen was charged with nine counts of burglary and seven counts of larceny. On July 24, 2008, he entered into a plea agreement with the State…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rutti v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2004
  2. Frederick v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Browning v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2001
  4. Ford v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Hannifan v. American National Bank of CheyenneWyoming Supreme Court · 2008

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Mercer v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2012
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