Title: Olinza Headd v. The State of Wyoming
Citation: 2022 WY 132
Docket Number: S-22-0168
State: Wyoming
Issuer: Wyoming Supreme Court
Date: October 26, 2022

IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING 2022 WY 132 October Term, A.D. 2022 October 26, 2022 OLINZA HEADD, Appellant (Defendant), v. THE STATE OF WYOMING, Appellee (Plaintiff). S-22-0168 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 an unconditional guilty plea to one count of voluntary manslaughter. Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-105. The district court imposed a sentence of seventeen to twenty years. Appellant filed this appeal to challenge the district court’s April 26, 2022, Judgment and Sentence. [¶2] On August 22, 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 October 11, 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 appellate counsel’s motion to withdraw should be granted and the district court’s Judgment and Sentence should be affirmed. It is, therefore, [¶4] ORDERED that the Wyoming Public Defender’s Office, court-appointed counsel for Appellant Olinza Headd, is hereby permitted to withdraw as counsel of record for Appellant; and it is further [¶5] ORDERED that the Natrona County District Court’s April 26, 2022, Judgment and Sentence be, and the same hereby is, affirmed. [¶6] DATED this 26th day of October, 2022. BY THE COURT: /s/ KATE M. FOX Chief Justice