Court Opinion

ID: 9393528
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Date Created: 2023-05-10 15:12:14.091882+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:18:53.880006
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IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING

                                       2023 WY 44

                                                                 April Term, A.D. 2023

                                                                      May 10, 2023

 DONALD EDWARD JENEROU,

 Appellant
 (Defendant),

 v.                                                S-22-0306

 THE STATE OF WYOMING,

 Appellee
 (Plaintiff).

  ORDER AFFIRMING THE DISTRICT COURT’S JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE
[¶1] This matter came before the Court upon its own motion following notification that
Appellant has not filed a pro se brief within the time allotted by this Court. Pursuant to a
plea agreement, Appellant entered unconditional guilty pleas to one count of burglary and
one count of felony theft. Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-3-301 and § 6-3-402. The district court
imposed sentences of eight to ten years, to be served consecutively. Appellant filed this
appeal to challenge the district court’s October 13, 2022, Judgment Upon Pleas of Guilty
and Sentence.

[¶2] On March 1, 2023, 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
April 24, 2023, 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.
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 Upon Pleas of Guilty and Sentence should be
affirmed. It is, therefore,

[¶4] ORDERED that the Wyoming Public Defender’s Office, court-appointed counsel
for Appellant Donald Edward Jenerou, is hereby permitted to withdraw as counsel of
record for Appellant; and it is further

[¶5] ORDERED that the Weston County District Court’s October 13, 2022, Judgment
Upon Pleas of Guilty and Sentence be, and the same hereby is, affirmed.

[¶6]   DATED this 10th day of May, 2023.

                                             BY THE COURT:

                                             /s/

                                             KATE M. FOX
                                             Chief Justice