JOHNN THOMAS WOYAK v. THE STATE OF WYOMING

This matter came before the Court upon its own motion following the filing of Appellant’s pro se brief. Appellant filed this appeal to challenge the district court’s December 9, 2016, “Order Revoking Probation and Imposing Underlying Sentence.” In that order, the district court revoked Appellant’s probation following Appellant’s admission to eight probation violations. The district court imposed an 8 to 12 year sentence on the underlying charge of second degree sexual assault. Wyo.Stat.Ann. § 6-2303(a)(v) (LexisNexis 2005).

[¶2] On April 14, 2017, Appellant’s court-appointed appellate counsel e-filed a “Motion to Withdraw as Counsel,” pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 744, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 1400, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967). This Court subsequently entered an order that permitted Appellant to “file with this Court a pro se brief specifying the issues he would like this Court to consider in this appeal.” Appellant filed a pro se brief on October 5, 2017.

Now, following a careful review of the record, the “Anders brief” submitted by appellate counsel, and the pro se brief filed by Appellant, this Court finds that appellate counsel’s motion to withdraw should be granted and the district court’s December 9, 2016, “Order Revoking Probation and Imposing Underlying Sentence” should be affirmed.