Case Title: Quain L. Trice v. The State of Wyoming

Citation: 2022 WY 148

Docket Number: S-22-0192

State: wyoming

Court: Wyoming Supreme Court

Date: 2022-11-23T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING 2022 WY 148 October Term, A.D. 2022 November 23, 2022 QUAIN L. TRICE, Appellant (Defendant), v. THE STATE OF WYOMING, Appellee (Plaintiff). S-22-0192 ORDER AFFIRMING THE DISTRICT COURT’S JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE [¶1] This matter came before the Court upon its own motion following notification Appellant has not filed a pro se brief within the time allotted by this Court. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Appellant entered unconditional no contest pleas to kidnapping and misdemeanor domestic battery. Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-201(a)(iii) & (c); § 6-2-511(a) & (b)(i). On the felony, the district court imposed a sentence of eight and one-half to fifteen years. Appellant filed this appeal to challenge the district court’s June 21, 2022, Sentence. [¶2] On September 15, 2022, Appellant’s court-appointed appellate counsel e-filed a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel, pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 1400, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). This Court subsequently entered an Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to File Pro Se Brief. This Court ordered that, on or before November 4, 2022, Appellant was permitted to file with this Court a pro se brief specifying the issues he would like the Court to consider in this appeal. This Court also provided notice that, after the time for filing a pro se brief expired, this Court would make its ruling on counsel’s motion to withdraw, and if appropriate, make a final decision on this appeal. This Court notes that Appellant did not file a pro se brief or other pleading in the time allotted. [¶3] Now, following a careful review of the record and the Anders brief submitted by appellate counsel, this Court finds that appellate counsel’s motion to withdraw should be granted and the district court’s Sentence should be affirmed. It is, therefore, [¶4] ORDERED that the Wyoming Public Defender’s Office, court-appointed counsel for Appellant Quain L. Trice, is hereby permitted to withdraw as counsel of record for Appellant; and it is further [¶5] ORDERED that the Campbell County District Court’s June 21, 2022, Sentence be, and the same hereby is, affirmed. [¶6] DATED this 23rd day of November, 2022. BY THE COURT: /s/ KATE M. FOX Chief Justice