Robert Paul Martin, Jr., Appellant (defendant) v. the State of Wyoming, Appellee (plaintiff)

Summary

The court affirmed Martin's eight-to-fifteen-year sentence for first-degree sexual assault, holding that a sentence within the statutory range remains reviewable for abuse of discretion but was not an abuse on this record. The court also determined that the sentence was not disproportionate to the seriousness of the offense. Chief Justice Thomas, specially concurring, agreed with the disposition but questioned broad appellate proportionality review and favored addressing such claims through certiorari proceedings.