Opinion ID: 2758594
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: issues

Text: [¶2] Mr. Norgaard presents the following issues on appeal: I. Is the sentence of life without the possibility of parole grossly disproportionate to the offense and therefore in violation of the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution? II. Does Appellant’s sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole violate Art. 1, § 14 of the Wyoming Constitution? The State presents a single appellate issue: A criminal sentence violates the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution if the sentence is found to be cruel and unusual. A criminal sentence violates article 1, section 14 of the Wyoming Constitution if it is cruel or unusual. The district court sentenced Norgaard to a mandatory term of life in prison without the possibility of parole as mandated by Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-306(e). Did the district court commit plain error by imposing this sentence? (Emphasis in original).