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State v. Wilson

Citations

  • 672 P.2d 237
  • 105 Idaho 669

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  • specifically rejecting the argument that a determinate life sentence was the equivalent of a thirty-year sentence
  • “[T]he view apparently has evolved that a life sentence means thirty years and that a person sentenced to a fixed life sentence will be eligible for release— outright or on parole—after thirty years. We believe this view is incorrect.”

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Judges: Walters, Swanstrom, Burnett

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