7-13-901. Notice that convict lacks requisite mental capacity. (a) As used in W.S. 7-13-901 through 7-13-903: (i) “Court” means the district court which has sentenced a convict to punishment of death; (ii) “Designated examiner” means a licensed psychiatrist or the combination of a licensed physician and a licensed psychologist who act in concert; (iii) “Facility” […]
7-13-902. Examination of convict to determine mental capacity; hearing; finding of court. (a) If the court finds from the notice in W.S. 7-13-901(b) that there is reasonable cause to believe that the convict does not have the requisite mental capacity, the court shall stay the execution and order an examination of the convict by a […]
7-13-903. Suspension of execution of convict lacking requisite mental capacity; periodic reexaminations; subsequent proceedings. (a) If the court finds that the convict does not have the requisite mental capacity, the judge shall suspend the execution of the convict. Thereafter a designated examiner shall reexamine the convict at least every twelve (12) months at the direction […]
7-13-904. Method of execution. (a) When sentence of death is imposed by the court in any criminal case, the punishment of death shall be executed by the administration of a continuous intravenous injection of a lethal quantity of an ultra-short-acting barbiturate, alone or in combination with a chemical paralytic agent and potassium chloride, or other […]
7-13-905. Place and time; supervision. (a) A sentence of death shall be executed within the confines of a state penal institution designated by the director of the department of corrections, before the hour of sunrise on the day specified in the warrant which shall not be less than thirty (30) days after the date of […]
7-13-906. Issuance and delivery of warrant. Whenever a person is sentenced to death, the judge passing sentence shall issue a warrant, signed by the judge and attested by the clerk under the seal of the court, reciting the conviction and sentence and fixing a date of execution. The warrant shall be directed to the director […]
7-13-907. Confinement pending execution; visitors. (a) The administrator of the state penal institution shall keep a person sentenced to death in solitary confinement until execution of the death penalty, except the following persons shall be allowed reasonable access to the prisoner: (i) The prisoner’s physician and lawyers; (ii) Relatives and spiritual advisers of the prisoner; […]
7-13-908. Witnesses. (a) Only the following witnesses may be present at the execution: (i) The director of the department of corrections and any persons deemed necessary to assist him in conducting the execution; (ii) Two (2) physicians, including the prison physician; (iii) The spiritual advisers of the prisoner; (iv) The penitentiary chaplain; (v) The sheriff […]
7-13-909. Setting of new execution date following unexecuted sentence. If for any reason a sentence of death has not been executed and remains in force, the court in which sentence was pronounced, on application of the district attorney, shall, if no legal reason exists for not proceeding with the execution of the sentence, enter an […]
7-13-910. Suspension until specified day or temporary reprieve; return of warrant. (a) If execution of sentence is suspended until a specified day or if a temporary reprieve is granted until a specified day, the fact of the suspension or reprieve shall be noted on the warrant. On the arrival of the specified day the director […]
7-13-911. Suspension to permit review; confinement; return to county for retrial. (a) A prisoner sentenced to death whose sentence is suspended pending an appeal shall be confined in a state penal institution designated by the director of the department of corrections during the period of suspension. (b) If the prisoner is granted a new trial […]
7-13-912. Inquiry concerning pregnancy of female prisoner. (a) If there is good reason to believe that a female sentenced to death is pregnant, the director of the department of corrections shall immediately give written notice to the court in which the judgment of death was rendered and to the district attorney. The execution of the […]
7-13-913. Determination of court as to pregnancy; suspension of sentence. (a) If the court determines the female is not pregnant, the director of the department of corrections shall execute the death sentence. (b) If the court determines the female is pregnant, the court shall order the execution of the sentence suspended until it is determined […]
7-13-914. Transportation to penal institution. A prisoner sentenced to death shall be transported to the state penal institution designated by the director of the department of corrections at state expense.
7-13-915. Disposition of body. The body of any prisoner who has been executed shall be decently buried at the expense of the state, unless the body is claimed by any relative or friend in which case the body may be delivered to the relative or friend for the purpose of burial.
7-13-916. Identity of person aiding execution; confidentiality. The identities of all persons who participate in the execution of a death sentence as a member of the execution team or by supplying or manufacturing the equipment and substances used for the execution are confidential. Disclosure of the identities made confidential by this section may not be […]
