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Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-101 (2026)

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conflicting penalties.

     (a)   This act may be cited as the Wyoming Criminal Code.

     (b) This act does not apply to crimes committed prior to
the effective date of this act. Prosecutions for a crime shall
be governed by the law in effect on the date when the crime
occurred. A crime was committed prior to the effective date of
this act if any of the elements of the crime occurred prior to
the effective date of this act.

     (c) In a case pending on or after the effective date of
this act, involving a crime committed prior to the effective
date, if the penalty under this act for the crime is different
from the penalty under prior law, the court shall impose the
lesser sentence.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Schuler v. State, 771 P.2d 1217 (Wyo. 1989).
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Schuler v. State, 771 P.2d 1217 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 29× “These enactments specifically emplaced the savings clause of the present statute, W.S. 6-1-101, involving conflicting penalties.”
Jahnke v. State, 682 P.2d 991 (Wyo. 1984). · cites it 4× “NOTES [1] Section 6-1-101, W.S. 1977, in effect at the time this offense was committed, provided: "(a) Whoever purposely and with premeditated malice, or in the perpetration of, or attempt to perpetrate any rape, sexual assault, arson, robbery or burglary, or by administering…”
Attletweedt v. State, 684 P.2d 812 (Wyo. 1984). · cites it 4× “The trial court imposed sentence under the former law in reliance on subsection (b) of § 6-1-101, W.S.1977, of the new criminal code.”
Sodergren v. State, 715 P.2d 170 (Wyo. 1986). · cites it 5× “Appellant's argument that he should have been sentenced under § 6-2-106 is based on § 6-1-101(c), W.S. 1977 (June 1983 Replacement), which provides: "In a case pending on or after the effective date, involving a crime committed prior to the effective date, if the penalty under…”
Eaton v. State, 2008 WY 97 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 3× “[T123] As another threshold matter, we note that Eaton points out that Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-1-101 (Michie 1983 and LexisNexis 2008) provides: § 6-1-101.”
Miller v. State, 732 P.2d 1054 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 4× “" Section 6-1-101, W.S. 1977, 1982 Replacement.”
Kallas v. State, 776 P.2d 198 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 3× “§ 2254 and W.S. 6-1-101(c), with a prayer for the trial court "to grant the petitioner Post-Conviction on a Lesser SENTENCE.”
Engberg v. Meyer, 820 P.2d 70 (Wyo. 1991). · cites it 2× “" W.S. 6-1-101(b) and (c). This application of the new code, if the changed penalty was favorable to the convicted person, was confirmed in Attletweedt v.”
Jones v. State, 771 P.2d 368 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 3× “8-1-107 and W.S. 6-1-101. The proper statutory provisions relating to attorney's fee repayment to be applied are W.”
Osborn v. State, 672 P.2d 777 (Wyo. 1983). · cites it 2× “Section 6-1-101 of the Wyoming Criminal Code of 1982, as amended, specifically provides that “[prosecutions for a crime shall be governed by the law in effect on the date when the crime occurred.”
Pote v. State, 695 P.2d 617 (Wyo. 1985). · cites it 2× “Count III, unlawful possession of deadly weapon with intent to threaten, in violation of § 6-1-101, W.S. 1977, a single sentence of life imprisonment at the Wyoming State Penitentiary, with eligibility for parole after serving twenty-five years and a fine of $1,000.”
Pote v. State, 733 P.2d 1018 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 2× “Count III, unlawful possession of deadly weapon with intent to threaten, in violation of § 6-1-101, W.S. 1977, a single sentence of life imprisonment at the Wyoming State Penitentiary, with eligibility for parole after serving twenty-five years and a fine of $41,000.”
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— Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-101(b) — 2 cases
Engberg v. Meyer, 820 P.2d 70 (Wyo. 1991). “" W.S. 6-1-101(b) and (c). This application of the new code, if the changed penalty was favorable to the convicted person, was confirmed in Attletweedt v.”
Sarr v. State, 2007 WY 140 (Wyo. 2007).
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-101(c) — 5 cases
Schuler v. State, 771 P.2d 1217 (Wyo. 1989). “These enactments specifically emplaced the savings clause of the present statute, W.S. 6-1-101, involving conflicting penalties.”
Sodergren v. State, 715 P.2d 170 (Wyo. 1986). “Appellant's argument that he should have been sentenced under § 6-2-106 is based on § 6-1-101(c), W.S. 1977 (June 1983 Replacement), which provides: "In a case pending on or after the effective date, involving a crime committed prior to the effective date, if the penalty under…”
Kallas v. State, 776 P.2d 198 (Wyo. 1989). “§ 2254 and W.S. 6-1-101(c), with a prayer for the trial court "to grant the petitioner Post-Conviction on a Lesser SENTENCE.”
Engberg v. Meyer, 820 P.2d 70 (Wyo. 1991). “" W.S. 6-1-101(b) and (c). This application of the new code, if the changed penalty was favorable to the convicted person, was confirmed in Attletweedt v.”
Jones v. State, 771 P.2d 368 (Wyo. 1989). “8-1-107 and W.S. 6-1-101. The proper statutory provisions relating to attorney's fee repayment to be applied are W.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-101(c)(iii) — 1 case
Schuler v. State, 771 P.2d 1217 (Wyo. 1989). “These enactments specifically emplaced the savings clause of the present statute, W.S. 6-1-101, involving conflicting penalties.”
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