Legal Opinion

Kelley v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided January 14, 2009No. S-08-0123PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOIGT, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1] The appellant contends that his constitutional right to equal protection of the laws was violated when the district court arbitrarily and capriciously did not grant him first-offender status under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-801 (LexisNexis 2007). Alternatively, he argues that the district court's denial of first-offender status was an abuse of discretion. We affirm.

ISSUES

[T2] The appellant states the issues substantially as follows:

1. Was the appellant treated arbitrarily and capriciously when he was denied the benefit of disposition of his case under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Billis v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Wright v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1983
  3. State v. FreitasHawaii Supreme Court · 1979
  4. Small v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1984
  5. Manes v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2004

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. John Wayne Butler v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2015
  2. Santana Mendoza v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2016
  3. Kye Tyrell Kreusel v. The State of WyomingWyoming Supreme Court · 2023
  4. Kelley v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2009

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