Small v. State
Small v. State
Opinion of the Court
Appellant, acting pro se, challenges the district court’s decision to deny him credit for presentenee incarceration..
We affirm.
I. ISSUES
Appellant identifies one issue for our review:
Was the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion for presentence confinement credit proper?
Appellee identifies the same issue:
I. Did the district court properly deny appellant’s motion for pre-sentence confinement credit?
II. FACTS
Appellant, Benjamin J. Small (Small), was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and, pursuant to the habitual criminal statute, was sentenced to life in prison. The Governor of the State of Wyoming commuted Small’s life sentence to a term of years. After his life sentence was commuted, Small filed a motion seeking presentence credit against the term of years he received following the commutation. The district court denied the motion and this appeal follows.
III.DISCUSSION
Small argues he is entitled to presentence incarceration credit and that the district
IY. CONCLUSION
The district court properly denied the motion and the decision is affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Benjamin J. Small, (Defendant) v. the State of Wyoming, (Plaintiff).
- Status
- Published