Court Opinion

ID: 9615868
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 04:41:20.609005+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T15:07:59.796756
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THOMAS, Chief Justice,
concurring.
I have not changed my mind, and I adhere to the views set forth in my concurring opinion in Martin v. State, Wyo., 720 P.2d 894 (1986). It still is my impression that we are not changing sentences that fall within the statutory limits.
I believe that we take a more balanced approach to the case of Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277, 103 S.Ct. 3001, 77 L.Ed.2d 637 (1983), in this opinion. As I indicated in my opinion in Martin v. State, supra, I think it is a mistake to concern ourselves with proportionality in cases such as this.