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Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206

Escape from official detention; penalties.

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     (a) A person commits a crime if he escapes from official
detention. Escape is:

          (i) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more
than ten (10) years, if the detention is the result of a
conviction for a felony;

          (ii) A felony punishable by imprisonment for not more
than three (3) years, a fine of not more than three thousand
dollars ($3,000.00), or both, if the detention is the result of:

                (A)   A conviction for a misdemeanor; or

                (B)   An arrest or charge for a crime.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 35 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: DeSpain v. State
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DeSpain v. State (1993) wyo · cites it 9× “§ 6-5-206 (1988), or is the State required to invoke WYO.”
Jones v. State (2006) wyo · cites it 4× “What remains to be determined is the exact nature of the extended limits of confinement beyond which Jones could not go without authorization.”
Martin v. State (2007) wyo · cites it 3× “§ 6-5-206. Escape from official detention; penalties.”
Phillips v. State (1988) wyo · cites it 6× “W.S. 6-5-206 provides: (a) A person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
Peper v. State (1989) wyo · cites it 5× “That statute, W.S. 6-5-206, provides that “[a] person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
Six v. State (2008) wyo · cites it 4× “[T7] Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-206 (2)08) (LexisNexis 2007) provides: § 6-5-206.”
Major v. State (2004) wyo · cites it 2× “[¶ 4] An Information dated December 10, 2000, charged Appellant with one count of escape in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-206 (a) (LexisNexis 2003).”
Angerhofer v. State (1988) wyo · cites it 6× “, provides: “(a) An offender or an inmate is deemed guilty of escape from official detention and shall be punished as provided by W.S. 6-5-206(a)(i) if, without proper authorization, he: "(i) Fails to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return within the…”
Harlow v. State (2005) wyo · cites it 2× “Each of those crimes is based upon Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-206 (a) (LexisNexis 2003), which states that “[a] person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
Kupec v. State (1992) wyo · cites it 3× “’s home electronic monitoring system, while admittedly being more intense than typical probation, still constitutes probation supervision, thus foreclosing a charge of escape pursuant to § 6-5-206. Cf. Peper v. State, 768 P.2d 26 (Wyo.”
Matthew Harl Majhanovich v. The State of Wyoming (2021) wyo · cites it 2× “Majhanovich with escape from official detention in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-5-206 (a) (LexisNexis 2021).”
Oien v. State (1990) wyo · cites it 2× “[1] W.S. 6-5-206 provides in pertinent part: (a) A person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
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— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a) — 8 cases
YellowBear v. State (1994) wyo
Kupec v. State (1992) wyo “’s home electronic monitoring system, while admittedly being more intense than typical probation, still constitutes probation supervision, thus foreclosing a charge of escape pursuant to § 6-5-206. Cf. Peper v. State, 768 P.2d 26 (Wyo.”
Shantell Ann Wyant v. The State of Wyoming (2020) wyo
Capshaw v. State (1998) wyo
Roger Keith Black v. The State of Wyoming (2020) wyo
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a)(i) — 12 cases
Jones v. State (2006) wyo “What remains to be determined is the exact nature of the extended limits of confinement beyond which Jones could not go without authorization.”
Angerhofer v. State (1988) wyo “, provides: “(a) An offender or an inmate is deemed guilty of escape from official detention and shall be punished as provided by W.S. 6-5-206(a)(i) if, without proper authorization, he: "(i) Fails to remain within the extended limits of his confinement or to return within the…”
Peper v. State (1989) wyo “That statute, W.S. 6-5-206, provides that “[a] person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
Prejean v. State (1990) wyo
Despain v. State (1989) wyo
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a)(ii) — 1 case
Martin v. State (2007) wyo “§ 6-5-206. Escape from official detention; penalties.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a)(ii)(A) — 1 case
Young v. State (1995) wyo
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a)(ii)(B) — 1 case
Phillips v. State (1988) wyo “W.S. 6-5-206 provides: (a) A person commits a crime if he escapes from official detention.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 6-5-206(a)(l) — 1 case
Smith v. State (1997) wyo
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