6-2-101. Murder in the first degree; penalty. (a) Whoever purposely and with premeditated malice, or in the perpetration of, or attempt to perpetrate, any sexual assault, sexual abuse of a minor, arson, robbery, burglary, escape, resisting arrest, kidnapping or abuse of a child under the age of sixteen (16) years, kills any human being is […]
6-2-102. Presentence hearing for murder in the first degree; mitigating and aggravating circumstances; effect of error in hearing. (a) Upon conviction of a person for murder in the first degree in a case in which the state seeks the death penalty, the judge shall conduct a separate sentencing hearing to determine whether the defendant should […]
6-2-103. Review of death sentences; notice from clerk of trial court; factors to be considered by supreme court; disposition of appeal. (a) The judgment of conviction and sentence of death is subject to automatic review by the supreme court of Wyoming within one hundred twenty (120) days after certification by the sentencing court of the […]
6-2-104. Murder in the second degree; penalty. (a) Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-109, whoever purposely and maliciously, but without premeditation, kills any human being is guilty of murder in the second degree, and shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for any term not less than twenty (20) years, or during life. (b) A person […]
6-2-105. Manslaughter; penalty. (a) A person is guilty of manslaughter if he unlawfully kills any human being without malice, expressed or implied, either: (i) Voluntarily, upon a sudden heat of passion; or (ii) Involuntarily, but recklessly except under circumstances constituting a violation of W.S. 6-2-106(b). (b) Except as provided in W.S. 6-2-109, manslaughter is a […]
6-2-106. Homicide by vehicle; aggravated homicide by vehicle; penalties. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person is guilty of homicide by vehicle and shall be fined not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one (1) year, or both, if he […]
6-2-107. Criminally negligent homicide. (a) Except under circumstances constituting a violation of W.S. 6-2-106, a person is guilty of criminally negligent homicide if he causes the death of another person by conduct amounting to criminal negligence. (b) Criminally negligent homicide is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a fine […]
6-2-108. Drug induced homicide; penalty. (a) A person is guilty of drug induced homicide if: (i) He is an adult or is at least four (4) years older than the victim; and (ii) He violates W.S. 35-7-1031(a)(i) or (ii) or (b)(i) or (ii) by unlawfully delivering a controlled substance to a minor and that minor […]
6-2-109. Sentencing enhancement for the homicide of a pregnant woman. (a) Upon sentencing of a defendant who is convicted of an offense pursuant to W.S. 6-2-104(a), 6-2-105 or 6-2-108, if the jury has found that the victim was pregnant at the time of the commission of the offense and that the defendant knew that the […]
