Court Opinion

ID: 9547889
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-07 17:53:52.051336+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:18:11.539988
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*1301ROSE, Justice,
specially concurring.
I concur in the result reached by the majority, but in doing so, I feel the need to remind the court of the position I expressed in my concurring opinions in Schiekofsky v. State, Wyo., 636 P.2d 1107, 1115-1117 (1981), and Daniel v. State, Wyo., 644 P.2d 172, 188 (1982).
The present case, like the others, exemplifies the need for this court to take a more active role in the review of sentences in all criminal matters. In my opinion, the standards previously proposed in the above-cited opinions would give guidance to all members of the judiciary who are burdened with the task of sentencing those convicted of a crime — from district judges to justices of the peace. This case was an appropriate vehicle for adoption of such standards, and I regret that we have once again refused to avail ourselves of the opportunity.