Deckert v. Lang

On December 5, 1986, Clinton Deckert (Deckert), following a sentence for variant drug charges in Campbell County, Wyoming during the preceding year, was given a commutation. This document, executed under the constitutional power of the Wyoming Governor, duly signed and attested to by the Secretary of State on December 5, 1986 and thereafter delivered to the penitentiary inmate, stated a commutation to be effective immediately. Subsequently, as required by Wyo. Const, art. 4, § 5,1 which provides the power of commutation, a report to the legislature in early 1987 also listed the Deckert…