Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-303 (2026)

Conspiracy; renunciation of criminal intention;

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     (a) A person is guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime if
he agrees with one (1) or more persons that they or one (1) or
more of them will commit a crime and one (1) or more of them
does an overt act to effect the objective of the agreement.

     (b) A person is not liable under this section if after
conspiring he withdraws from the conspiracy and thwarts its
success under circumstances manifesting voluntary and complete
renunciation of his criminal intention.

     (c) A conspiracy may be prosecuted in the county where the
agreement was entered into, or in any county where any act
evidencing the conspiracy or furthering the purpose took place.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 48 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1985–2023 · leading case: Jordin v. State, 419 P.3d 527 (Wyo. 2018).
Jordin v. State, 419 P.3d 527 (Wyo. 2018). · cites it 11× “Creager began to walk back towards the golf course until he was met by a law enforcement officer. Mr.”
Harvey v. State, 835 P.2d 1074 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 10× “Since any multi-participant course of conduct conceptually involves a possible prosecutorial contention of conspiracy, Wyo.Stat. § 6-1-303; solicitation, Wyo.Stat.”
Smith v. State, 902 P.2d 1271 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 10× “§ 6-1-303, provides, in pertinent part: (a) A person is guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime if he agrees with one (1) or more persons that they or one (1) or more of them will commit a crime and one (1) or more of them does an overt act to effect the objective of the…”
Palato v. State, 988 P.2d 512 (Wyo. 1999). · cites it 12× “This court recently considered the unilateral-bilateral question as it pertains to our general conspiracy statute, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-1-303 (Lexis 1999). Miller .”
Reyna v. State, 2001 WY 105 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-1-303 (a) provides as follows: A person is guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime if he agrees with one (1) or more persons that they or one (1) or more of them will commit a crime and one (1) or more of them does an overt act to effect the objective of the…”
Burke v. State, 746 P.2d 852 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 4× “Section 6-1-303, W.S. 1977. [1] The existence of an agreement may be established through circumstantial evidence: "One might suppose that the agreement necessary for conspiracy is essentially like the agreement or `meeting of the minds' which is critical to a contract, but this…”
Duffy v. State, 789 P.2d 821 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 4× “" Section 6-1-303, W.S. 1977 (June 1983 Repl.”
Duffy v. State, 730 P.2d 754 (Wyo. 1986). · cites it 3× “and on July 4, 1984, Michele Frey and Richard Sweaney acted overtly to effect the objective of the agreement, "such facts constituting a violation of Sections 6-1-303 and 6-3-301(a), W.C.C. [sic], 1982, and so did contrary to the form of the statute in such case made and…”
Cooney v. Park Cnty., 792 P.2d 1287 (Wyo. 1990). · cites it 4× “6-2-203, false imprisonment; and, of course, the inchoate offenses, W.S. 6-1-303, conspiracy and W.S. 6-1-201, aiding and abetting as an accessory before the fact.”
Wyatt L. Bear Cloud v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 18 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 2× “Appellant was also convicted of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary, in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 6-1-303 (a) and 6-3-301(a) and (c)(i) (LexisNexis 2009) and aggravated burglary, in violation of Wyo.”
Talley v. State, 2007 WY 37 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 2× “§ 6-2-101 (a) (Lexis-Nexis 2003); 2) attempted aggravated robbery in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-1-301 and § 6-2-40l(c)@ii) (LexisNexis 2008); and 3) conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery in violation of Wyo.”
Jones v. State, 902 P.2d 686 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 3× “Wyo.Stat. §§ 6-1-303, 6-2-401 (1988). 3 .”
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-303(a) — 11 cases
Smith v. State, 902 P.2d 1271 (Wyo. 1995). “§ 6-1-303, provides, in pertinent part: (a) A person is guilty of conspiracy to commit a crime if he agrees with one (1) or more persons that they or one (1) or more of them will commit a crime and one (1) or more of them does an overt act to effect the objective of the…”
Cook v. State, 841 P.2d 1345 (Wyo. 1992).
Burk v. State, 848 P.2d 225 (Wyo. 1993).
Landeroz v. State, 267 P.3d 1075 (Wyo. 2011).
Duffy v. State, 837 P.2d 1047 (Wyo. 1992).
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-303(b) — 1 case
Bigelow v. State, 768 P.2d 558 (Wyo. 1989).
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