Section 7-5-307 – Return of Indictment; Designation of Venue; Consolidation of Indictments.
7-5-307. Return of indictment; designation of venue; consolidation of indictments. Any indictment by the state grand jury shall be returned to the district judge without any designation of venue. Thereupon, the judge shall, by order, designate the county of venue for the purpose of trial. The judge may order the consolidation of an indictment returned […]
Section 7-5-308 – Investigative Powers; Secrecy of Proceedings.
7-5-308. Investigative powers; secrecy of proceedings. (a) In addition to its powers of indictment, a statewide grand jury impaneled under W.S. 7-5-301 through 7-5-309 may, at the request of the attorney general, cause an investigation to be made into the extent of organized criminal activity within the state and return a report to the attorney […]
Section 7-5-309 – Costs and Expenses.
7-5-309. Costs and expenses. The costs and expenses incurred in impaneling a state grand jury and in the performance of its functions and duties shall be paid by the state out of funds appropriated to the attorney general for that purpose.
Section 7-5-302 – Powers and Duties; Applicable Law; Procedural Rules.
7-5-302. Powers and duties; applicable law; procedural rules. A state grand jury shall have the same powers and duties and shall function in the same manner as a county grand jury, except for the provisions of W.S. 7-5-202(b)(ii), and except that its jurisdiction shall extend throughout the state. The law applicable to county grand juries […]
Section 7-5-303 – Selection and Term of Members.
7-5-303. Selection and term of members. The district judge granting the petition to convene a state grand jury shall impanel the state grand jury from a base jury list for the state compiled by the supreme court. The district court judge may specify that the base jury list for the state not include the names […]
Section 7-5-304 – Summoning of Jurors.
7-5-304. Summoning of jurors. Jurors shall be summoned and selected in the same manner as jurors of county grand juries.
Section 7-5-305 – Judicial Supervision.
7-5-305. Judicial supervision. Judicial supervision of the state grand jury shall be maintained by the district judge who issued the order impaneling the grand jury, and all indictments, reports and other formal returns of any kind made by the grand jury shall be returned to that judge.
Section 7-5-306 – Presentation of Evidence.
7-5-306. Presentation of evidence. The presentation of the evidence shall be made to the state grand jury by the attorney general or his designee. In the event the office of the attorney general is under investigation, the presentation of evidence shall be made to the state grand jury by an attorney appointed by the Wyoming […]
Section 7-5-206 – Proceedings Upon Refusal of Witness to Testify.
7-5-206. Proceedings upon refusal of witness to testify. If a witness appearing before a grand jury refuses, without just cause shown, to testify or provide other information, the district attorney may take the witness before the court for an order directing the witness to show cause why the witness should not be held in contempt. […]
Section 7-5-207 – Secrecy of Indictments Against Persons Not Under Control.
7-5-207. Secrecy of indictments against persons not under control. The district judge may direct that an indictment shall be kept secret until the defendant is in custody or has given bail, and in that event the clerk shall seal the indictment and no person shall disclose the finding of the indictment except when necessary for […]