Legal Opinion
Steven R. Barela v. State
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 2016No. S-15-0280PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BURKE, Chief Justice.
[¶1] Appellant, Steven R. Barela, challenges the district court's denial of his motion to correct an illegal sentence under W.R.Cr.P. 35(a). We affirm.
ISSUE
[T2] Appellant presents several issues, which we combine and restate as follows:
Did the district court err in denying Appellant's motion to correct an illegal sentence?
FACTS
[T3] In 1995, Appellant pled guilty to see-ond-degree murder for killing his wife. He did not pursue a direct appeal from his conviction. However, in April 1996, Appellant filed a petition for modification of his sentence based on a claim that the…
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