Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 1-27-104 (2026)

Petition to be made to nearest judge.

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Petition for a writ shall be made to the court or judge most
convenient in point of distance to the applicant. A more remote
court or judge may refuse the writ unless a sufficient reason is
stated in the petition for not applying to the more convenient
supreme or district court or judge.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1985–2008 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Hopkinson v. Dist. Court, Teton Cnty., 696 P.2d 54 (Wyo. 1985).

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State Ex Rel. Hopkinson v. Dist. Court, Teton Cnty., 696 P.2d 54 (Wyo. 1985). · cites it 3× “However, he elected to consolidate the petition for habe-as corpus with a petition for post-conviction relief and file in the district court for the county of trial. The latter procedure for post-conviction relief is provided by §§ 7-14-101 through 7-14-108, W.”

Nixon v. State, 2002 WY 118 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-27-104 (LexisNexis 2001).”

Brown v. State, 2008 WY 9 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-27-104 (LexisNexis 2001).”

State v. Dist. Court of the Second Jud. Dist., 715 P.2d 191 (Wyo. 1986). · cites it 2× “§ 1-27-104, W.S. 1977. For one confined in the Wyoming State Penitentiary near Rawlins that is the District Court of the Second Judicial District.”

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