Clyde Means, who pleaded guilty to one count of sexual assault, last week was sentenced to from eight years to 20 years in prison.

He will have the possibility of parole after serving the minimum of eight years.

This was actually the second time Means pleaded guilty to and was sentenced for the same crime, although the first time he only received a sentence of five years incarceration.

As part of an agreement, Means had originally pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a male in 2001.

In exchange, the state dropped two counts of sexual assault and one charge of open and gross lewdness.

But a year later, Means filed a writ of habeas corpus citing ineffective legal council (he claimed his lawyer failed to inform him he'd be subject to lifelong supervision) and double jeopardy.

In December 2004, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled in Means' favor, reversed his conviction and remanded the case back to Nye County.

Means was released from prison and the state prepared to go to trial again.

Stretching the legal saga out even longer, however, the case was further complicated when Means' lawyer, Lamond Mills, passed away. Means' trial was again delayed when Fifth District Court Judge Robert Lane ordered Means to the Lakes Crossing mental health facility to undergo a psychological evaluation.

Finally, last May, Means again stood trial in Tonopah and ultimately pleaded guilty to the same charge sexual assault charge to which he had plead guilty the first time, although this time there was no appeal option.