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 […]