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Wyo. Stat. § 7-11-202

Presence of defendant.

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Except as otherwise provided by this section, the defendant
shall be present at the arraignment, at every stage of the
trial, including the impaneling of the jury, and the return of
the verdict and at the imposition of sentence. In prosecution
for offenses not punishable by death, the defendant's voluntary
absence after the trial has been commenced in his presence shall
not prevent continuing the trial to and including the return of
the verdict. A corporation may appear by counsel for all
purposes. In prosecutions of all misdemeanor cases, the court,
with the written consent of the defendant, may permit
arraignment, plea, and imposition of sentence in a defendant's
absence. The defendant's presence is not required at a reduction
of sentence hearing.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 17 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2023 · leading case: Woyak v. State
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Woyak v. State (2010) wyo · cites it 14× “Did the district court violate Woyak's constitutional rights to due process and confrontation by excluding him from a competency hearing in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-202 and W.R.Cr.P. 43? II.”
Belden v. State (2003) wyo · cites it 4× “State, 959 P.2d 170, 177 (Wyo.1998). The right of the accused to be present at the critical stages of a trial is also explicitly guaranteed by Wyoming law.”
DeMillard v. State (2008) wyo · cites it 7× “43(a) which provide that, exeept as otherwise provided by law, a defendant shall be present at his initial appearance, arraignment, plea, every stage of the trial (including the impaneling of the jury and the return of the verdict) and imposition of sentence. The constitutional…”
Johnson v. State (2003) wyo · cites it 4× “[13] See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-202 (LEXIS 1999); and Seeley v.”
Gleason v. State (2002) wyo · cites it 2× “1, § 10 and Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-202 (LexisNexis 2001) provide an accused the right to defend in person.”
Campbell v. State (2000) wyo · cites it 4× “These constitutional guarantees are incorporated into Wyo. Stat. § 7-11-202 and W.R.Cr.P. 43(a), which provide that a defendant shall be present "at every stage of the trial * * *.”
Seeley v. State (1998) wyo · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. § 7-11-202 (1997); W.R.Cr.P. 43.”
Abeyta v. State (2003) wyo · cites it 4× “See also Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-202 (Lexis-Nexis 2003) 4 The rule generally incorporates the constitutional guarantees associated with a defendant's "right to be present during every stage of the criminal proceeding that is critical to its outcome if his presence would…”
Skinner v. State (2001) wyo · cites it 2× “These constitutional guarantees are incorporated into Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-202 (LexisNexis 2001) and W.”
Wall v. State (2019) wyo · cites it 2× “Discussion [¶30] A defendant's right to be present at every stage of his trial is codified at Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-202 and W.R.Cr.P. 43(a) but arises from both the federal and Wyoming constitutions.”
Hauck v. State (2001) wyo · cites it 2× “The constitutional guarantee has been embodied into Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-202 and W.R.Czr.P.”
Smith v. State (1999) wyo · cites it 6× “He maintains that, pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-11-202 (Michie 1997), he had the right to be present at every stage of the trial.”
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