Demeulenaere v. State

HILL, Justice.

This matter comes before the Court as a question certified to us by the district court for resolution under W.R.A.P. 11. The appellant is Tyrone Gerald Demeulenaere (appellant) and the appellee is the State of Wyoming (State). As rephrased by this Court, the question to be decided is:

Whether justice court convictions for possession of a controlled substance [under Wyo. Stat. § 35-7-1031(c) as that statute existed between 1985 and 1995] before the statute was amended can be used to enhance the penalty for possession of a controlled substance in District Court under [Wyo. Stat.] §…