Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-107

Criminally negligent homicide.

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(a) Except under circumstances constituting a violation of
W.S. 6-2-106, a person is guilty of criminally negligent
homicide if he causes the death of another person by conduct
amounting to criminal negligence.

     (b) Criminally negligent homicide is a misdemeanor
punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1) year, a
fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), or both.

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Cited in 6 cases, 1993–2020 · leading case: Jesse James Hartley v. The State of Wyoming

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Jesse James Hartley v. The State of Wyoming (2020) wyo · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-107 . Likewise, involuntary manslaughter does not require the State to prove any of the elements of child abuse and it contains the additional element of recklessness.”

Jeremiah Ethan Samuel Shull v. State (2017) wyo · cites it 2× “Lopez unsuccessfully claimed on appeal that he should have been convicted of criminally negligent homicide under *770 Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-107 . This may be an example of when sudden heat of passion is an element rather than a mitigating factor.”

Lopez v. State (2006) wyo · cites it 3× “Criminally negligent homicide is defined in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-107 (Lexis 1999): § 6-2-107.”

Harris v. State (1997) wyo · cites it 2× “” Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-107(a) (1988). We have held that the purpose of the felony murder statute is to deter individuals from committing negligent or accidental killings during the perpetration of one of the underlying felonies.”

Murray v. State (1993) wyo · cites it 2× “Wyo.Stat. § 6-2-107(a) (1988) provides: (a) Except under circumstances constituting a violation of W.”

Michaelis v. State (2005) wyo · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-2-107 (LexisNexis 2005) provides: (a) Except under circumstances constituting a violation of W.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-107(a) — 2 cases

Harris v. State (1997) wyo “” Wyo. Stat. § 6-2-107(a) (1988). We have held that the purpose of the felony murder statute is to deter individuals from committing negligent or accidental killings during the perpetration of one of the underlying felonies.”

Murray v. State (1993) wyo “Wyo.Stat. § 6-2-107(a) (1988) provides: (a) Except under circumstances constituting a violation of W.”

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