Summary 2009 WY 36

Summary of Decision issued March 11, 2009

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Case Name: Eaton v. State

Citation: 2009 WY 36

Docket Number: S-08-0235

Order Continuing Stay of Execution Pending Disposition of State Post-Conviction Relief Proceeding

The United States Supreme Court denied Mr. Eaton’s petition for writ of certiorari. Mr. Eaton intends to file a petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 7-14-101 through 7-14-108.
The Court found that consistent with Harlow v. State, it should continue the current stay of execution of sentence pending the filing and during the pendency of the post-conviction relief proceeding.

C.J. Voigt delivered the decision.

Link: http://tinyurl.com/c7mqgv .

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