In re Interest of BW
Decision Date | 10 October 2000 |
Citation | 12 P.3d 675 |
Parties | In the Matter of the INTEREST OF BW, a minor child BW, Appellant (Defendant), v. The State of Wyoming, Appellee (Plaintiff). |
Court | Wyoming Supreme Court |
Representing Appellant: Sylvia Lee Hackl, State Public Defender; Donna D. Domonkos, Appellate Counsel; Ryan R. Roden, Assistant Appellate Counsel. Argument by Mr. Roden.
Representing Appellee: Gay Woodhouse, Wyoming Attorney General; Paul S. Rehurek, Deputy Attorney General; D. Michael Pauling, Senior Assistant Attorney General; T. Alan Elrod, Assistant Attorney General. Argument by Mr. Elrod.
Before LEHMAN, C.J., and THOMAS, GOLDEN, HILL, and KITE, JJ.
The dispositive issue in this case is whether Appellant BW has timely appealed an order of restitution entered three years earlier when he was adjudged a delinquent juvenile and sent to Wyoming Boys School. At the time of the initial proceedings, the juvenile court ordered restitution in an amount to be determined at a later time after the victim of BW's sexual assault had received counseling and medical care. BW did not appeal that order. Three years later, when the victim petitioned the court to set an amount, the district court ordered BW to pay $2,595.00 in restitution to his victim of sexual assault. BW now appeals contending that the pertinent statute does not allow the district court to delay setting restitution. Appellee State contends that BW's appeal is untimely and this Court is without jurisdiction to consider the issue.
We agree with the State that the appeal is untimely and dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
The State presents this statement of the issues:
On April 3, 1996, BW admitted to sexual assault in the second degree in violation of Wyo.Stat.Ann. § 6-2-303(a)(v). The court adjudged him a delinquent child and ordered a predisposition study in accordance with Wyo.Stat.Ann. § 14-6-227. After receiving the predisposition study report, the court entered a dispositional order that placed BW in the Wyoming Boys School and stated that the victim's family could petition the court for restitution incurred for medical costs or counseling resulting from the sexual assault admitted to by the juvenile. BW did not appeal this order.
Three years later, on June 16, 1999, the victim's family petitioned for restitution for medical care and counseling costs resulting from the assault. After hearing, the court ordered BW to pay $2,595.00 in restitution. This appeal followed.
To invoke appellate jurisdiction, appeals must be filed no later than thirty days after the district court enters its final order. W.R.A.P. 2.01. The timely filing of a notice of appeal is jurisdictional. Holmquist v. State, 902 P.2d 217 (Wyo.1995). "A late filing of an appeal results in an incurable jurisdictional defect, leaving this Court with no authority to resolve the case." Id. at 217-18.
In criminal cases not involving the juvenile act, we frequently have considered the merits of the case even though the notice of appeal was not timely filed. We usually do so to avoid a later claim of ineffective assistance of counsel under Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104...
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