Legal Opinion
Rathbun v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 2011No. S-10-0245PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VOIGT, Justice.
[T1] The appellant was convicted of attempted kidnapping and sentenced to life in prison. He appeals the denial of two pretrial motions to dismiss, and raises two issues concerning sentencing. Finding no error, we affirm.
ISSUES
[T2] 1. Was the appellant's prosecution for attempted kidnapping barred by the doe-trine of double jeopardy due to his earlier guilty plea to battery?
2. Was the State barred by the doctrine of res judicata from refilling the attempted kidnapping charge and seeking a second preliminary hearing after that charge was dismissed following a preliminary hearing…
2Cases cited63 opinions
- Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by27 opinions
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