Section 6-1-301 – Attempt; Renunciation of Criminal Intention.
6-1-301. Attempt; renunciation of criminal intention. (a) A person is guilty of an attempt to commit a crime if: (i) With the intent to commit the crime, he does any act which is a substantial step towards commission of the crime. A “substantial step” is conduct which is strongly corroborative of the firmness of the […]
Section 6-1-302 – Solicitation to Commit Felony; Renunciation of Criminal Intention.
6-1-302. Solicitation to commit felony; renunciation of criminal intention. (a) A person is guilty of solicitation to commit a felony if, with intent that a felony be committed, he commands, encourages or facilitates the commission of that crime under circumstances strongly corroborative of the intention that the crime be committed but the solicited crime is […]
Section 6-1-303 – Conspiracy; Renunciation of Criminal Intention; Venue.
6-1-303. Conspiracy; renunciation of criminal intention; venue. (a) A person is guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime if he agrees with one (1) or more persons that they or one (1) or more of them will commit a crime and one (1) or more of them does an overt act to effect the objective […]
Section 6-1-304 – Grading.
6-1-304. Grading. The penalty for attempt, solicitation or conspiracy is the same as the penalty for the most serious crime which is attempted, solicited or is an object of the conspiracy except that an attempt, solicitation or conspiracy to commit a capital crime is not punishable by the death penalty if the capital crime is […]
Section 6-1-201 – Accessory Before the Fact.
6-1-201. Accessory before the fact. (a) A person who knowingly aids or abets in the commission of a felony, or who counsels, encourages, hires, commands or procures a felony to be committed, is an accessory before the fact. (b) An accessory before the fact: (i) May be indicted, informed against, tried and convicted as if […]
Section 6-1-202 – Being Under the Influence Not a Defense; Effect Upon Intent; “Self-induced.”
6-1-202. Being under the influence not a defense; effect upon intent; “self-induced.” (a) Self-induced intoxication of the defendant is not a defense to a criminal charge except to the extent that in any prosecution evidence of self-induced intoxication of the defendant may be offered when it is relevant to negate the existence of a specific […]
Section 6-1-203 – Battered Woman Syndrome.
6-1-203. Battered woman syndrome. (a) The “battered woman syndrome” is defined as a subset under the diagnosis of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder established in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders III – Revised of the American Psychiatric Association. (b) If a person is charged with a crime involving the use of force against another, […]
Section 6-1-204 – Immunity From Civil Action for Justifiable Use of Force; Attorney Fees.
6-1-204. Immunity from civil action for justifiable use of force; attorney fees. (a) Except as provided by W.S. 6-1-103(a), a person who uses reasonable defensive force pursuant to W.S. 6-2-602 is immune from civil action for the use of the force. (b) In a civil action filed against a person related to the person’s use […]
Section 6-1-205 – Limitations on Criminal Liability for Digital Expression.
6-1-205. Limitations on criminal liability for digital expression. (a) A digital expression that does not otherwise constitute a crime or subject the person responsible for creating the digital expression to criminal liability under the Wyoming Criminal Code shall not serve as the sole basis for any criminal liability based on the use of that digital […]
Section 6-1-101 – Short Title; Applicability of Provisions; Conflicting Penalties.
6-1-101. Short title; applicability of provisions; conflicting penalties. (a) This act may be cited as the Wyoming Criminal Code. (b) This act does not apply to crimes committed prior to the effective date of this act. Prosecutions for a crime shall be governed by the law in effect on the date when the crime occurred. […]