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Wyo. Stat. § 6-10-301 (2026)

Life imprisonment without parole; life

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imprisonment.

     (a) Pursuant to article 3, section 53 of the Wyoming
constitution, a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is
created for specified crimes designated in the Wyoming Criminal
Code.
     (b) A person sentenced to life imprisonment without parole
shall not be eligible for parole and shall remain imprisoned
under the jurisdiction of the department of corrections during
the remainder of his life unless pardoned by the governor.

     (c) Any sentence other than a sentence specifically
designated as a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is
subject to commutation by the governor. A person sentenced to
life imprisonment for an offense committed after the person
reached the age of eighteen (18) years is not eligible for
parole unless the governor has commuted the person's sentence to
a term of years. A person sentenced to life imprisonment for an
offense committed before the person reached the age of eighteen
(18) years shall be eligible for parole after commutation of his
sentence to a term of years or after having served twenty-five
(25) years of incarceration, except that if the person committed
any of the acts specified in W.S. 7-13-402(b) after having
reached the age of eighteen (18) years the person shall not be
eligible for parole.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 85 cases (20 in the last 5 years), 2003–2026 · leading case: Sam v. State, 401 P.3d 834 (Wyo. 2017).
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Sam v. State, 401 P.3d 834 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 10× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c) (LexisNexis 2017).”
Davis v. State, 415 P.3d 666 (Wyo. 2018). · cites it 8× “After the hearing, the district court declined to modify his original sentence. Mr. Davis appeals and raises a number of issues regarding his sentence.”
Dharminder Vir Sen v. State, 2017 WY 30 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 12× “[¶9] In light of those decisions, the parties filed a stipulated motion seeking a second 1 Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c) was modified as follows: (c) Any sentence other than a sentence specifically designated as a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is subject to…”
Dharminder Vir Sen v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 47 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 7× “§ 6-2-101 (b), Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c), and Wyo. Stat.”
Chester Loyde Bird v. Wyoming Bd. of Parole, Daniel M. Fetsco, Exec. Dir., & Wyoming Dep't of Corr., Robert O. Lampert, Dir., 2016 WY 100 (Wyo. 2016). · cites it 8× “3, § 53; Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c) (LexisNexis 2015).”
Wyatt L. Bear Cloud, 2014 WY 113 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c) was modified as follows: (c) Any sentence other than a sentence specifically designated as a sentence of life imprisonment without parole is subject to commutation by the governor.”
People v. Contreras, 411 P.3d 445 (Cal. 2018). · cites it 2× “Code § 61-11-23(b) [juvenile offenders eligible for parole after 15 years]; Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c) [juvenile offenders sentenced to life eligible for parole after 25 years]; but see Wash.”
Wyatt L. Bear Cloud v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 18 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c) (LexisNexis 2009); see also Weldon v.”
Vasquez v. Commonwealth, 781 S.E.2d 920 (Va. 2016). “Penal Code §§ 1170(d)(2), 3051, or reinstating parole eligibility for juvenile offenders after a term of years, see Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c). In conclusion, I would hold that Graham's mandate prohibiting life sentences without parole for juvenile non-homicide offenders…”
State of Iowa v. Denem Anthony Null, 836 N.W.2d 41 (Iowa 2013). · cites it 2× “) (providing that juveniles convicted of first-degree murder are eligible for parole after serving twenty-five years); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c) (West, Westlaw current through 2013 Gen.”
John Michael Sides, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming, 2021 WY 42 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 4× “1 In that motion, he argued that he should be allowed to withdraw his plea based on ineffective assistance of counsel concerning the advice he received as to the length of his potential sentence.”
State of Iowa v. Damion John Seats, 865 N.W.2d 545 (Iowa 2015). · cites it 2× “) (banning life-without-parole sentences for persons under eighteen years of age who were convicted of an offense punishable by life imprisonment); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (b) (West, Westlaw through 2014 Budget Sess.”
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— Wyo. Stat. § 6-10-301(c) — 15 cases
Sam v. State, 401 P.3d 834 (Wyo. 2017). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c) (LexisNexis 2017).”
Wyatt L. Bear Cloud v. The State of Wyoming, 2013 WY 18 (Wyo. 2013). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-10-301 (c) (LexisNexis 2009); see also Weldon v.”
Kenneth Dale Nicodemus v. State, 2017 WY 34 (Wyo. 2017).
State v. Link, 441 P.3d 664 (Or. Ct. App. 2019).
Kenneth Dale Nicodemus, 2014 WY 135 (Wyo. 2014).
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