Loper v. Shillinger

*553CARDINE, Chief Justice.

This matter is before us on a writ of certiorari. The issue presented is whether a sentence, legally imposed on a defendant for crimes committed while on parole, is presumed to run concurrently with the remainder of the original sentence reinstated by parole revocation. We answer this question in the negative.

Petitioner Donald Loper was on parole from the Wyoming State Penitentiary when he committed a number of burglaries. He was arrested and charged with four counts of burglary. Pursuant to a plea bargain agreement, he pled guilty to all four counts and received…