9,825 Cases Found
2008 WY 84 (2008) | Cited 141 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, JJ., and GUTHRIE, D.J. [¶1] Bradley M. Dale appeals from the district court‟s order affirming the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) denial of his claim for worker‟s compensation benefits related to an infection in his right knee. Contrary to Mr. ...
2002 WY 91 (2002) | Cited 119 times
... [¶1] Beri Newman injured her neck and back while working at a restaurant in March of 1998 and received worker's compensation benefits for chiropractic treatments from March to November 1998. In July 1999, she again sought chiropractic care, this time for headaches and double vision. The Wyoming ...
2002 WY 161 (2002) | Cited 92 times
... [¶1] On November 4, 1999, Michael Alexander Gleason (Gleason) was charged with two counts of taking indecent liberties with a minor. A jury found him guilty of both counts and he was sentenced to concurrent terms of imprisonment for five to ten years. In this appeal, Gleason alleges that the trial ...
2005 WY 83 (2005) | Cited 80 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, and VOIGT, JJ., and STEBNER, DJ., RET. KITE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court; VOIGT, J., filed a specially concurring opinion. [¶1] Kevin O'Boyle was stopped for speeding by the highway patrol on Interstate 80 near Cheyenne. After extensively ...
2003 WY 13 (2003) | Cited 74 times
... GOLDEN, J., delivers the opinion of the Court; HILL, C.J., files a dissenting opinion. [¶1] Appellant Nicholas Damato's stop for a traffic violation led to the discovery of more than 300 pounds of marijuana in the trunk of his car. After charges were filed, the district court granted his motion to ...
2006 WY 14 (2006) | Cited 71 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] The dispositive issue in this case was whether deeds reserving "oil rights" which were executed in the 1940s in Campbell County, effectively reserved gas rights without a specific reference to "gas." In these consolidated appeals, ...
2002 WY 21 (2002) | Cited 69 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County: The Honorable Terrence L. O'Brien, Judge [¶1] This case is brought by the appellant, Metz Beverage Company (Metz), against the appellee, Wyoming Beverages, Inc. (Wyoming Beverage), alleging the wrongful termination of a distributorship contract. ...
2002 WY 45 (2002) | Cited 68 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County The Honorable David B. Park, Judge LEHMAN, Chief Justice, filed a dissenting opinion. [¶1] James Norman Lancaster appeals his convictions for the first-degree premeditated murder of Dana Penn and the attempted first-degree premeditated murder of ...
2002 WY 100 (2002) | Cited 67 times
... [¶1] A jury convicted Ryan Wilks of second-degree murder for the shooting death of a Pizza Hut delivery woman. This case comes before us as a writ of review 2 of Mr. Wilks' judgment and sentence. He claims multiple evidentiary errors, prosecutorial misconduct, insufficient evidence, and an ...
4 P.3d 209 (2000) | Cited 65 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County Honorable Nancy J. Guthrie, Judge Dr. Louis J. Roussalis and Dr. Jerry L. Youmans (the doctors) appeal from the district cour's summary judgment order in favor of the Wyoming Medical Center, Inc. (WMC) in the doctor' action for breach of contract, ...
2002 WY 71 (2002) | Cited 63 times
... LEHMAN, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court. VOIGT, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which GOLDEN, J., joined. [¶1] Appellant Juan Burton appeals from his conviction for taking indecent liberties with a child, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-105 (LexisNexis 2001). He claims that he is ...
2001 WY 23 (2001) | Cited 61 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County The Honorable W. Thomas Sullins, Judge [¶1] These consolidated cases concern a dispute arising out of a subcontractor agreement. In case No. 00-106, the subcontractor, Scherer Construction, LLC, (Scherer) appeals the district court's grant of ...
2006 WY 13 (2006) | Cited 60 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and KITE, VOIGT and BURKE, JJ., and SKAVDAHL, DJ. [¶1] Christina Proefrock was employed as a teller at Shoshone First Bank (SFB). While she was away on vacation, SFB discovered $1,200 was missing from the bank. When Ms. Proefrock returned from vacation, SFB questioned her about ...
2005 WY 146 (2005) | Cited 56 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, BURKE, JJ. [¶1] A jury found the appellant guilty of second-degree murder as a lesser-included offense to the charge of first-degree murder. We affirm the judgment and sentence entered by the district court. ISSUES 1. Did the district court err in ...
2001 WY 25 (2001) | Cited 55 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County: The Honorable Jere Ryckman, Judge [¶1] A Sweetwater County jury found Carl Thomas Chapman guilty of two counts of in- decent liberties with a minor and two counts of third degree sexual assault. He appeals those convictions on the grounds that ...
2004 WY 104 (2004) | Cited 54 times
... ¶1 To access their ranch, John and Mary Kay Jensen (Jensens) claimed an irrevocable license to use a road located on land belonging to their neighbors, Larry and Sharon Lozier, as trustees of the Larry Lozier and Sharon Lozier Trust (Loziers), and John B. and Sylvia Harber, Trustees under the ...
2001 WY 109 (2001) | Cited 53 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County: The Honorable David B. Park, Judge [¶1] Appellant Troy Ogden appeals from the judgment and sentence that was entered after a jury found him guilty of aggravated assault. [¶2] We affirm. ISSUES [I.] Did [the] trial court commit fundamental ...
2002 WY 40 (2002) | Cited 53 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County The Honorable W. Thomas Sullins, Judge [¶1] Melody Howard (Appellant) appeals her convictions on one count of forgery and one count of credit card fraud. Appellant alleges error in the prosecution's failure to timely respond to a request for intent ...
2004 WY 106 (2004) | Cited 51 times
... ¶1 Appellant Alan J. Campbell entered a conditional plea of guilty to a charge of felony possession of marijuana with intent to deliver. He reserved the right to appeal the district court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence seized during a search of his vehicle. On appeal, Campbell argues ...
2003 WY 102 (2003) | Cited 50 times
... ¶1 David and Kimberly Birt (the Birts) appeal from the district court's Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and Granting Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. Because there are no genuine issues of material fact and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. (Wells Fargo) is entitled to judgment as ...
123 P.3d 579 (2005) | Cited 50 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Carly Mesa Cathcart 1 was the driver of an automobile involved in a one car rollover. The automobile belonged to her grandparents and was insured by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm). Following the accident, ...
2001 WY 55 (2001) | Cited 49 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Fremont County The Honorable Nancy Guthrie, Judge [¶1] Randy Eklund (Eklund) was injured when the vehicle in which he was a passenger was rear-ended by a vehicle driven by a co-worker, Terry Tebben (Tebben). The district court concluded that the co-worker was not ...
2001 WY 43 (2001) | Cited 48 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Uinta County The Honorable John D. Troughton, Judge [¶1] This appeal concerns a divorce decree which resulted in an unexplained court decision that split custody of the couple's six minor children. The court awarded custody of the two girls to Vicky Pace (the ...
2003 WY 18 (2003) | Cited 48 times
... [¶1] A jury convicted David Asch (Asch) of possession of a felony amount of methamphetamine, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-7-1031 (LexisNexis 2001). In this appeal, Asch contends that he received ineffective assistance of counsel, that the district court improperly instructed the jury after ...
10 P.3d 531 (2000) | Cited 47 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County Honorable Nicholas G. Kalokathis, Judge GOLDEN, J., delivers the opinion of the Court; THOMAS, J., files a concurring and dissenting opinion. A jury convicted Appellant William Charles Mazurek (Mazurek) of conspiracy to commit burglary, burglary, ...
2001 WY 134 (2001) | Cited 46 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County The Honorable W. Thomas Sullins, Judge [¶1] Appellant, Detlev Bill Mueller (Mueller), was found guilty by a jury of two counts of felony interference with a police officer. 1 The district court entered judgment and sentence on that verdict ...
78 P.3d 679 (2003) | Cited 46 times
... ¶1 At issue in this case is the meaning and effect of two assignments of federal oil and gas leases. The assignments both carved out and reserved a 3.125 percent overriding royalty interest in the leases. At trial, the district court found that the assignments were ambiguous and, therefore, ...
2007 WY 37 (2007) | Cited 46 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL 1 , KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Ms. Talley appeals her convictions for felony murder, attempted aggravated robbery, and conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery. She contends that prosecutorial misconduct denied her a fair trial. We affirm. ISSUES [¶2] Ms. ...
113 P.3d 34 (2005) | Cited 46 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, and VOIGT, JJ., and KAUTZ, D.J. [¶1] Appellants, Doug Jones and David Dunbar (collectively Jones), are the personal representatives of the estate of Joshua Jones. Joshua Jones was killed in a tragic accident south of Laramie during the late night hours of ...
2004 WY 8 (2004) | Cited 46 times
... ¶1 Alvin Ray Hannon was convicted of two counts each of second and third degree sexual assault and one count of attempted third degree sexual assault. On appeal, he claims the district court erred in limiting his cross-examination of the victim, denying his motion to suppress statements he made to ...
2002 WY 48 (2002) | Cited 46 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County The Honorable W. Thomas Sullins, Judge [¶1] In December 1999, a jury found appellant, Jay C. Allen, guilty of two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-106(b) (LexisNexis 2001), and the district court ...
2006 WY 151 (2006) | Cited 45 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Rebecca Hatton was injured in an automobile accident while she was traveling through road construction in the Snake River Canyon. She and her husband, Asa Hatton, filed suit against the general contractor and various subcontractors on ...
2001 WY 86 (2001) | Cited 45 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County: The Honorable Jere Ryckman, Judge Lehman, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court. Spangler, D.J., Ret., filed a dissenting opinion. [¶1] Appellants, Wyoming Community College Commission et al. (Commission) and Intervenor Community Colleges ...
2004 WY 115 (2004) | Cited 44 times
... ¶1 Chon Ascension Gonzales Pena (Pena) appeals his conviction for first and second degree murder. Pena argues that the district court erred in denying two separate motions to suppress and that there was insufficient evidence to support the premeditation requirement of first degree murder. Finding ...
2001 WY 51 (2001) | Cited 43 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Sublette County The Honorable D. Terry Rogers, Judge [¶1] Rex C. Jensen was denied worker's compensation benefits for a claim of injury he alleged resulted from manual labor performed at work. Following a hearing, the hearing examiner found that Mr. Jensen failed ...
2002 WY 111 (2002) | Cited 43 times
... [¶1] This is an appeal from a judgment on the pleadings granted to the Wilkoske Estate in a wrongful death action. The district court held that the complaint was premature and ineffective because it was filed before the related claim was rejected by the personal representative of the Wilkoske ...
193 P.3d 266 (2008) | Cited 42 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ. KITE, J., delivers the opinion of the Court; VOIGT, C.J., files a dissenting opinion, in which GOLDEN, J., joins. [¶1] Sally Jo Granzer challenges her conviction for endangering a child by knowingly and willfully allowing her to enter and ...
2003 WY 123 (2003) | Cited 42 times
... ¶1 Charles A. Ekberg filed suit requesting, in part, specific performance of an option to purchase real property. Ekberg appeals the district court's assessment of damages. We affirm. ISSUES ¶2 Ekberg sets forth the following issues on appeal: I. Did the trial court abuse its discretion in ...
86 P.3d 270 (2004) | Cited 41 times
... ¶1 Sue A. Merrill appeals from a summary judgment dismissing her claims for personal injury resulting from a fall on rental property belonging to Alvina Jansma. She claims the district court erred in ruling that, as a matter of law, Ms. Jansma owed no duty to Ms. Merrill under the Residential ...
2001 WY 73 (2001) | Cited 41 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County The Honorable Jere Ryckman, Judge [¶1] Appellant, William Wade Schmidt (Schmidt), brings this ten-issue challenge to his conviction for immoral and indecent acts 1 with a child under the age of 18 years. In this instance, the female victim was ...
11 P.3d 361 (2000) | Cited 41 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Albany County The Honorable Jeffrey A. Donnell, Judge This appeal primarily requires that we determine whether hearsay evidence that served to establish Appellant Kevin Robinson's sexual relationship with a fifteen-year- old girl and his motive for killing her was ...
2001 WY 47 (2001) | Cited 41 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County The Honorable Terrence L. O'Brien, Judge [¶1] When oil was discovered on ranch property owned by Frank and Doris Greenough (the Greenoughs), they sought to share that benefit by conveying royalty interests to their children. The resulting ...
2 P.3d 534 (2000) | Cited 41 times
... Appeals from the District Court of Sweetwater County: The Honorable Jere Ryckman, Judge * Chief Justice at time of oral argument; retired November 2, 1998. The question that we must address here is whether expert testimony articulating the custom and practice in the industry can substitute for ...
150 P.3d 1202 (2007) | Cited 40 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Robert E. Bromley was convicted by a jury of three felonies involving methamphetamine: delivery in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-7-1031(a)(i) (LexisNexis 2005); possession with intent to deliver also in violation of § ...
2003 WY 54 (2003) | Cited 40 times
... [¶1] This case involves review of a decision of the State of Wyoming, Board of Equalization (SBOE) regarding purchases of ballast from a quarry located in Laramie County, by Respondent/Cross-Petitioner Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRC). After hearing, SBOE ruled that sales tax did not need to ...
120 P.3d 176 (2005) | Cited 40 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Ronald Bush alleges he injured his ankle out of and in the course of his employment. The Workers' Compensation Division (the Division) denied Mr. Bush's claim for benefits. After a contested case hearing, the denial of the claim was ...
105 P.3d 451 (2005) | Cited 40 times
... [¶1] Claiming that her work activities materially aggravated a pre-existing condition in her foot, Sheila M. Boyce filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits. The Wyoming Workers' Compensation Division (the Division) denied her claim, she objected and, after a hearing, the Office of ...
2005 WY 63 (2005) | Cited 39 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Ernest M. Linton and Carole J. Linton (Lintons) appeal the district court's ruling granting summary judgment to E. C. Cates Agency, Inc. (Cates). They contend the district court erred in finding that a Lease Option to Purchase ...
4 P.3d 901 (2000) | Cited 38 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County Honorable W. Thomas Sullins, Judge HILL, J. delivered the opinion of the Court; GOLDEN, J., files a dissenting opinion with whom MACY, J., joins. Appellant, David Metzger (Metzger), seeks review of his convictions and sentences for two counts of ...
184 P.3d 687 (2008) | Cited 38 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Jonmichael Guy seeks to overturn his conviction for attempted second-degree murder. He asserts numerous claims of error. Finding no prejudicial error, we affirm. ISSUES [¶2] Mr. Guy presents the following issues. Slightly reworded, ...
2002 WY 5 (2002) | Cited 38 times
... W.R.A.P. 12.09(b) Certification from the District Court of Campbell County The Honorable Dan R. Price II, Judge [¶1] Powder River Coal Company (taxpayer) challenges the Wyoming Department of Revenue's (Department) valuation of its coal production for ad valorem and severance tax purposes, as ...
74 P.3d 699 (2003) | Cited 38 times
... HILL, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court; GOLDEN, J., filed a specially concurring opinion. ¶1 Appellant, Dannie L. Wilde, Jr. (Wilde), contends that the State and the district court committed a series of errors during his trial, which are so serious that his conviction for first-degree ...
73 P.3d 1041 (2003) | Cited 38 times
... HILL, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court; GOLDEN, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which VOIGT, J., joins; VOIGT, J., also filed a dissenting opinion. ¶1 Gary Lee Belden (Belden) appeals convictions for first-degree sexual assault in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-302(a)(i) and ...
131 P.3d 963 (2006) | Cited 38 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] A jury found Brett P. Doherty guilty of one count of felony possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. He appeals from his judgment and sentence alleging insufficient evidence to support the conviction and prosecutorial ...
67 P.3d 1207 (2003) | Cited 38 times
... [¶1] Samuel Thomas Urbigkit appeals from his conviction on multiple counts of aggravated assault and attempted first-degree murder as well as one count each for being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, conspiring to possess methamphetamine with ...
2003 WY 115 (2003) | Cited 37 times
... ¶1 Justin Sincock appeals from convictions for first-degree premeditated murder, first-ee felony murder, aggravated robbery, forgery, and escape. He claims (1) his right not to be twice placed in jeopardy was violated when he was sentenced to life for first-degree murder and twenty-two to ...
142 P.3d 1134 (2006) | Cited 36 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL 1 , KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] A jury found Steven C. Sanchez guilty of first degree felony murder and second degree murder for causing the death of a seventeen-month-old child. He appeals from his judgment and sentence alleging several errors. He claims the ...
12 P.3d 1057 (2000) | Cited 36 times
... Appeals from the District Court of Laramie County The Honorable Nicholas G. Kalokathis, Judge Appellant Erich Lane appeals from two judgments and sentences that were entered after he was convicted of burglary and second-degree murder. We affirm. ISSUES Lane submits three issues for review by ...
94 P.3d 430 (2004) | Cited 36 times
... ¶1 This is an appeal by Amoco Production Company (Amoco) from a decision by the State Board of Equalization (Board) assessing Amoco on underpayment of severance taxes and increasing gross product valuation on gas produced from the Whitney Canyon field in Uinta County for the production years 1990 ...
131 P.3d 348 (2006) | Cited 36 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] A jury convicted Francis Thomas of one count of aggravated assault and battery in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-502(a)(i) (LexisNexis 2005) and found him to be an habitual criminal under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-201(a)(i) and (ii) ...
2006 WY 128 (2006) | Cited 36 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and HILL 1 , KITE, BURKE, JJ., and DONNELL, D.J. [¶1] The beneficiaries of a trust filed a complaint against their trustee, Wells Fargo Bank Wyoming, N.A. (Wells Fargo), claiming it breached its fiduciary duties. After a bench trial, the district court held generally for the ...
2006 WY 148 (2006) | Cited 35 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL 1 , KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Landy Lee Fertig appeals from a judgment and conviction following his entry of a conditional guilty plea to one count of felony possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine. Mr. Fertig entered his conditional plea ...
2004 WY 43 (2004) | Cited 35 times
... ¶1 The City of Cheyenne (City) terminated Richard S. Davis (Davis) from his employment as transit manager after four years. Following a hearing, the Cheyenne personnel commission (commission) affirmed the termination decision. Mr. Davis sought review in district court, which affirmed the decision ...
2003 WY 46 (2003) | Cited 35 times
... [¶1] In accordance with Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-103(a) (Michie 1997), this is an appeal from convictions of capital murder charged under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §6-2-101(a) (Michie 1997) and sentences of death imposed under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-102 (Michie 1997), following a jury trial and sentencing ...
2002 WY 94 (2002) | Cited 35 times
... [¶1] Appellant homeowners Goglio et al. (homeowners) are residential lot owners in Star Valley Ranch, a recreational subdivision in Lincoln County, and members of the Star Valley Ranch Association. The consolidated appeal they present to this court is comprised of two cases. In case number 00-256, ...
148 P.3d 23 (2006) | Cited 35 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL 1 , KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Georgina Danyel Cazier appeals her conviction for aggravated assault and battery. She asserts that the district court should have granted her motion for a mistrial based upon her claim that a prosecution witness improperly ...
962 P.2d 149 (1998) | Cited 35 times
... APRIL TERM, A.D. 1998 Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County: The Honorable Dan Spangler, Judge *Chief Justice at the time of oral argument. The only issue in this case is whether the district court abused the discretion vested in it when the court denied a Motion to Continue ...
2005 WY 26 (2005) | Cited 34 times
... [¶1] In this appeal, Appellant Richard S. Piroschak, the buyer of real estate from Appellee William T. Whelan, appeals from a judgment in favor of Whelan finding that Piroschak had breached the contract to purchase real estate and denying his claims of fraud and deceit. That judgment ordered ...
2002 WY 51 (2002) | Cited 34 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Sweetwater County The Honorable Jere A. Ryckman, Judge [¶1] Appellant Daniel Trujillo was convicted of aggravated assault and battery in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-502(a)(ii) (LexisNexis 2001). Trujillo seeks reversal of his conviction, claiming ...
2007 WY 2 (2007) | Cited 34 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] A jury found Jesse Matthew Martin guilty of escape in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-112 and § 6-5-206(a)(ii) (LexisNexis 2006). On appeal, he claims the district court abused its discretion when it denied his motion for mistrial ...
120 P.3d 992 (2005) | Cited 34 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Appellees MJW and JMW (Foster Parents) filed a petition with the district court to adopt CF. CF's biological mother, TF (Mother), objected to the adoption, and her father (Grandfather) sought custody of, and/or visitation with CF. The ...
2002 WY 2 (2002) | Cited 33 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Big Horn County The Honorable Hunter Patrick, Judge [¶1] John and Elizabeth Dewey (the buyers) entered into a lease purchase agreement with Richard and Doris Wentland (the sellers) regarding the sellers' ranch. A dispute arose over the sellers' obligation to ...
2003 WY 140 (2003) | Cited 33 times
... ¶1 This is an appeal from a conviction for taking indecent liberties with a minor, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-105(a) (Michie 1994). We reverse and remand for resentencing because the district court improperly considered at sentencing uncharged crimes and victim impact testimony from ...
2001 WY 82 (2001) | Cited 33 times
... Original Proceeding: Writ of Review [¶1] Jeff Worcester filed a petition for writ of review based on four alleged errors committed by the justice of the peace court and affirmed by the district court. We granted his petition, and, upon review, we find no basis for reversal. [¶2] We affirm. ...
2001 WY 105 (2001) | Cited 33 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County The Honorable David B. Park, Judge [¶1] At a change of plea hearing, the appellant, Joseph Reyna, pled guilty to one count of forgery, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-3-602(a)(iii) (LexisNexis 2001), and one count of conspiracy to commit ...
2002 WY 170 (2002) | Cited 33 times
... [¶1] Appellant Ronald A. Tanner (Tanner) seeks reversal of his conviction for one count of burglary arising from his entry into a Casper bar, through an unlocked door, during business hours. Having determined that the record discloses insufficient evidence to support the conviction as instructed to ...
2001 WY 125 (2001) | Cited 32 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County The Honorable David B. Park, Judge [¶1] Jan Charles Gray appeals from a judgment entered against him on a lease contract. Finding Gray's argument on appeal to be without merit, we affirm the judgment of the district court and, finding no just cause ...
138 P.3d 1145 (2006) | Cited 32 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL 1 , KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Appellant, KO, ("Mother"), challenges the appointment of Appellees, LDH and BJH, ("Grandparents"), as temporary and permanent guardians of her daughter, MEO. Mother contends the district court erred in establishing the temporary ...
118 P.3d 445 (2005) | Cited 32 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Appellees Tom and Deany Delaney, d/b/a Delaney Irrigation (Delaney), filed suit against Frank and Nancy Forshee (Forshee) seeking to be paid for Delaney's work installing a pivot irrigation system on farmland owned by Forshee. Forshee ...
1 P.3d 615 (2000) | Cited 32 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County: The Honorable Dan Spangler, Judge *Retired November 2, 1998. Jerry Worley contends that, after fifteen and a half years of faithful service, he was fired by appellee Wyoming Bottling. In turn, he filed suit claiming breach of employment contract, ...
2002 WY 7 (2002) | Cited 32 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Laramie County The Honorable Dan Spangler, Judge [¶1] John R. Jolley (Appellant) appeals a district court decision dismissing, for lack of standing, his action against the State Loan and Investment Board (the Loan Board), the Board of Land Commissioners (BLC), and ...
2002 WY 65 (2002) | Cited 32 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Park County: The Honorable H. Hunter Patrick, Judge [¶1] Appellants Alan and Cheryl Hasvold appeal from the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of appellees Carol Rosencranse and Park County School District No. 6. The effect of the district ...
2007 WY 16 (2007) | Cited 32 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL 1 , KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] In three consolidated appeals, RME Petroleum Company, Chevron U.S.A., Inc., Louisiana Land and Exploration Company, and Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co., LP, ("Taxpayers"), challenge taxation and valuation determinations made by ...
2004 WY 31 (2004) | Cited 32 times
... ¶1 This is an appeal from a summary judgment granted to a municipality and its employee in a tort action because the appellants' claim failed to comply with the requirements of the Wyoming Constitution. We affirm. ISSUES ¶2 The parties have worded the issues in unnecessarily complex and ...
93 P.3d 222 (2004) | Cited 32 times
... ¶1 Seven hundred and twenty days after his arrest, a jury convicted Stephen Berry on two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2502(a)(ii) (LexisNexis 2003) and found him to be a habitual criminal under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-201(a)(b) (LexisNexis ...
124 P.3d 699 (2005) | Cited 32 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Brian K. Farmer appeals his conviction for aggravated assault. Mr. Farmer contends the district court erred in determining that a witness was unavailable and allowing the prior testimony of that witness into evidence. Mr. Farmer also ...
2004 WY 101 (2004) | Cited 32 times
... LEHMAN, J., delivered the opinion of the court. VOIGT, J., filed a specially concurring opinion. ¶1 After trial, a jury convicted appellant Steven J. Giles (Giles) of immodest, immoral, or indecent liberties with a child in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-105 (LexisNexis 2003). 1 Giles ...
92 P.3d 289 (2004) | Cited 31 times
... ¶1 Appellant Edward Manes entered two guilty pleas to drug-related charges without benefit of a plea agreement and received what he contends are harsh, consecutive sentences. At the sentencing hearing, the prosecutor presented evidence that Manes contends was unreliable and violated his due process ...
110 P.3d 1206 (2005) | Cited 31 times
... Petition for Writ of Certiorari Original Proceeding Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, and VOIGT, JJ., and STEBNER, D.J., Retired GOLDEN, J., writes the opinion of the Court; KITE, J., files a specially concurring opinion; and VOIGT, J., files a dissenting opinion in which STEBNER, D.J., ...
13 P.3d 249 (2000) | Cited 31 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Converse County The Honorable Barton R. Voigt, Judge While on parole from various felony convictions, Appellant Michael Howard Bilderback II went on a criminal rampage which ended in the shooting of a Wyoming highway patrolman. A jury convicted him of attempted ...
14 P.3d 912 (2000) | Cited 31 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Natrona County The Honorable David B. Park, Judge The most significant of the issues presented in this appeal by Wesley Wilson (Wilson), from his conviction for aggravated assault and battery, is found in his claim that the district court erred in refusing a ...
191 P.3d 125 (2008) | Cited 31 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Jacobs Ranch Coal Company ("Jacobs Ranch") appeals the district court‟s summary judgment decision that Thunder Basin Coal Company ("Thunder Basin") is not liable for surface royalty payments in this case because the surface royalty at ...
112 P.3d 596 (2005) | Cited 31 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, LEHMAN, 1 KITE, and VOIGT, JJ. [¶1] BP America Production Company, Chevron USA, Inc., and Anadarko E & P Co. LP ("Taxpayers") appeal a State Board of Equalization (the Board) decision upholding the Department of Revenue's (the Department) decision to use the ...
2001 WY 95 (2001) | Cited 31 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Crook County: The Honorable Keith G. Kautz, Judge [¶1] In these consolidated appeals we first determine the manner in which a private road, established pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 24-9-101 et seq., is vacated. We will then analyze the effect our determination ...
2001 WY 14 (2001) | Cited 30 times
... Appeal from the District Court of Campbell County The Honorable Dan R. Price II, Judge [¶1] This appeal is taken from an order denying Homer Griswold's motion for a new trial. The sole issue, presented by Mr. Griswold, is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying his motion for a ...
2003 WY 155 (2003) | Cited 30 times
... VOIGT, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court; GOLDEN, Justice, filed a dissenting opinion with which HILL, Chief Justice, joined. ¶1 This is an appeal from a juvenile court adjudication of neglect and a subsequent placement order. Finding no error, we affirm. ISSUES ¶2 On July 11, 2002, ...
2006 WY 3 (2006) | Cited 30 times
... Before HILL, C.J., and GOLDEN, KITE, VOIGT, BURKE, JJ. GOLDEN, J., delivers the opinion of the Court; KITE, J., files a specially concurring opinion, in which BURKE, J., joins. [¶1] Connie Plymale, f/k/a/ Donnelly (Mother) appeals an order denying her motion to reconsider an order granting ...
2001 WY 17 (2001) | Cited 30 times
... W.R.A.P 12.09(b) Certification from the District Court of Fremont County The Honorable D. Terry Rogers, Judge [¶1] Appellant Markus Wesaw was denied worker compensation benefits after the hearing examiner found that he had filed an untimely written report of injury. The district court certified ...
2007 WY 136 (2007) | Cited 30 times
... Before VOIGT, C.J., and GOLDEN, HILL, KITE, and BURKE, JJ. [¶1] Mr. Leyva appeals his conviction on two felony counts, one for burglary and one for third offense illegal possession of a controlled substance. We affirm. ISSUES [¶2] Mr. Leyva and the State agree on the two issues to be resolved in ...
2003 WY 3 (2003) | Cited 30 times
... [¶1] Albert V. Metz, Jr. (husband) appeals from the property distribution portion of a divorce decree awarding his ex-wife, Kathryn K. Metz, now known as Kathryn K. Karst (wife), part of his past and future disability insurance benefits. He also claims the trial court erred in presiding over the ...