Woman sentenced to jail for walking on thermal features at Yellowstone has sentence vacated
Within the Order Vacating Imposed Sentence, US Justice of the Peace Choose Mark L. Carman famous some ambiguity within the communication involving Casey’s proper to an legal professional.
Choose Carman stated Casey “had determined to proceed with out counsel” after studying of legal professional prices. However the choose stated, “the higher plan of action would have been to inquire additional relating to Ms. Casey’s ambiguous assertion relating to the price of illustration.”
The Wyoming courtroom says there have been no violations of her rights, however “in an abundance of equity, this Courtroom will vacate the jail sentence imposed.”
The doc notes that the remainder of the sentence stays the identical. Casey was ordered to pay $2,040 in fines, charges and group service, in accordance with courtroom paperwork. She is banned from the park throughout her two-year probation.
Ryan Wright, the legal professional Casey employed after her sentencing, stated in a information launch to CNN, “we’re grateful that the Courtroom acknowledged the tough sentence and that it was honest to vacate the jail sentence.”
Casey was sentenced on August 18, 2021, and filed a movement to right the sentence on September 1, 2021. The choose’s order was signed on November 2, 2021.