Opinion ID: 2371909
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Text: [¶ 3] Mr. Crosby was arrested in Converse County, Wyoming on December 6, 2007, for driving while under the influence of alcohol in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 31-5-233(b)(ii) (LexisNexis 2009). He was incarcerated in the Converse County Detention Center. On December 11, 2007, he was found guilty in circuit court of driving under the influence, his third offense. The circuit court sentenced him to 365 days in jail with 270 days suspended and 5 days credit for time served from his arrest until sentencing, leaving a balance of 90 days to be served. [¶ 4] Mr. Crosby served two more days in the detention center and was then transferred to a correctional facility in Campbell County to serve the 88 days remaining on his sentence. Prior to the expiration of the 88 days, Mr. Crosby allegedly left the facility for his work site, reported to his employer and then left the work site without permission. He was charged with escape in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-206(a)(ii)(A) (LexisNexis 2009). On March 4, 2010, he was apprehended and brought to the Campbell County detention center. [¶ 5] On April 30, 2010, the circuit court in Converse County, which had imposed the DUI sentence, filed an Order Nunc Pro Tunc reducing Mr. Crosby's sentence of 365 days to 180 days with 90 days suspended. Subsequently, Mr. Crosby filed a motion to dismiss the escape charge in Campbell County asserting it could not stem from an illegal sentence. The State responded, contending the original sentence remained in force because it had not been appealed and could not be challenged in a collateral proceeding. The State argued further that the circuit court properly corrected the sentence and the 90 days Mr. Crosby was ordered to serve was within the maximum sentence authorized by the statute. The district court certified the questions set forth in paragraph 1 above to this Court.