Amanuel Atsemet v. The State of Wyoming

2025 WY 110

• Court: Wyoming Supreme Court
• Decided: October 8, 2025
• Docket: S-25-0110
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING

2025 WY 110

October Term, A.D. 2025

October 8, 2025

AMANUEL ATSEMET,

Appellant (Defendant),

v. S-25-0110

THE STATE OF WYOMING,

Appellee (Plaintiff).

ORDER AFFIRMING THE DISTRICT COURT’S JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE [¶1] This matter came before the Court upon its own motion following notification that Appellant has not filed a pro se brief in the time allotted. Pursuant to a plea agreement, Appellant entered a no contest plea to felony possession of marijuana in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-7-103(c)(iii), § 35-7-104(d)(xiii). For this count, the district court imposed a two to four-year sentence of incarceration suspended in favor of two years of supervised probation. Appellant filed this appeal to challenge the district court’s March 27, 2025, Judgment and Sentence.

[¶2] On June 24, 2025, Appellant’s court-appointed appellate counsel filed a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel, pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S. Ct. 1396, 18 L. Ed. 2d 493 (1967). This Court subsequently entered an Order Granting Motion for Extension of Time to File Pro Se Brief and a Second Order Granting Appellant’s Request for Extension to File Pro Se Brief. This Court ordered that Appellant was permitted to file with this Court a pro se brief specifying the issues he would like the Court to consider in this appeal. This Court also provided notice that, after the time for filing a pro se brief expired, this Court would make its ruling on counsel’s motion to withdraw and, if appropriate, make a final decision on this appeal. Appellant did not file a pro se brief or other pleading in the time allotted. [¶3] Now, following a careful review of the Anders brief submitted by appellate counsel, and the record, this Court finds that appellate counsel’s motion to withdraw should be granted and the district court’s Judgment and Sentence, should be affirmed. It is, therefore,

[¶4] ORDERED that the Wyoming Public Defender’s Office, court-appointed counsel for Appellant Amanuel Atsemet, is hereby permitted to withdraw as counsel of record for Appellant; and it is further

[¶5] ORDERED that the Sweetwater County District Court’s March 27, 2025, Judgment and Sentence be, and the same hereby is, affirmed.

[¶6] DATED this 8th day of October, 2025.

BY THE COURT:

/s/

LYNNE BOOMGAARDEN Chief Justice