Opinion ID: 2594542
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Text: In 1998, appellant and her friend Corey Mack took their vehicle into Automatic Transmission Specialists (ATS) for repairs. After the vehicle had been repaired, appellant entered ATS' closed lot and absconded with the vehicle without having paid the $811.42 for services rendered. Appellant was subsequently charged with felony theft of ATS' services. After her arrest, appellant posted bond. One of the conditions of her release was a prohibition against leaving Laramie County without the prior approval of the court. Appellant eventually reached a plea agreement wherein the prosecutor agreed to recommend probation, conditioned on a presentence investigation report (PSI). Appellant's sentencing was scheduled for October 9, but she did not appear. In blatant violation of the terms of her bond, appellant had left Laramie County for Sweetwater County, Wyoming without obtaining the prior approval of the court. Even more damaging to appellant, while in Green River appellant and Mack committed a felony, for which both were subsequently convicted. Upon resolution of the proceedings in Sweetwater County, appellant was returned to Laramie County for sentencing on the subject offense. Meanwhile, appellant's PSI had revealed a significant criminal history, including outstanding warrants from no less than three other states. Based on this history and appellant's escapades while out on bond, the prosecutor recommended a term of incarceration. The district court judge apparently agreed, and a sentence of five to seven years, to run consecutively to appellant's sentence for the Sweetwater County incident, was imposed. Appellant now appeals her sentence.