Craig v. State

Summary

The Supreme Court of Wyoming reviewed Jason Wayne Craig's guilty plea to felony battery against a household member and his sentence based on two prior domestic-violence convictions. The court held that Craig's guilty plea was knowing and voluntary and that he knowingly waived a jury determination concerning whether the prior convictions involved household members. The court affirmed the judgment and sentence.

Holdings

1. Craig's guilty plea was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary because the district court adequately explained the charge, potential consequences, waived rights, and procedure for determining whether the prior convictions qualified for felony enhancement.
2. The district court's sentencing procedure did not violate Craig's Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial because Craig knowingly and intelligently waived jury determination of the facts concerning his prior convictions and affirmatively agreed that the judge would decide those facts at sentencing.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court violated Craig's Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial by determining that his two prior convictions were assaults against household members for purposes of felony sentence enhancement.
2. Whether Craig entered a knowing and voluntary guilty plea.

Disposition

affirmed