Jewkes given 14- to 20-year sentence this time

Original term was 15 to 20 years for New Year’s Day fatality

Posted 9/1/22

Just over one year ago, Judge Tyler sentenced Jewkes to 15 to 20 years in prison and she was transported to the Wyoming Women’s Center in Lusk. He cited numerous factors for choosing that sentence, including “community expectations.” Jewkes’ attorneys John LaBuda and John Robinson appealed that element to the Wyoming Supreme Court, which ruled last month her sentence would be vacated and remanded to 9th District Court for a new sentencing hearing.

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