Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 7-13-1002 (2026)

Sentence reduction for youthful offenders.

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(a) The sentencing court may reduce the sentence of any
convicted felon who:

          (i) Is recommended by the sentencing court for
placement in the youthful offender transition program;

          (ii) Is certified by the department as having
successfully completed the youthful offender transition program
under W.S. 7-13-1003; and

          (iii) Makes application to the court for a reduction
in sentence within one (1) year after the individual began
serving a sentence of incarceration at a state penal
institution.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1994–2025 · leading case: Joshua James Anderle v. The State of Wyoming, 2022 WY 161 (Wyo. 2022).

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Joshua James Anderle v. The State of Wyoming, 2022 WY 161 (Wyo. 2022). · cites it 6× “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-1002 (a) (LexisNexis 2021) (“The sentencing court may reduce the sentence of any convicted felon who: (i) Is recommended by the sentencing court for placement in the youthful offender transition program; (ii) Is certified by the department as having…”

Capellen v. State, 2007 WY 107 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 4× “They decide whether a defendant who has completed boot camp should be granted probation pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-1002 (Lexis-Nexis 2005) which states: (a) The sentencing court may reduce the sentence of any convicted felon who: (i) Is certified by the department as…”

Santana Mendoza v. State, 2016 WY 31 (Wyo. 2016). “§ 7-13-1002 (emphasis added). The statute also states that " "[rle-duction of sentence' includes changing a sentence of incarceration to a grant of probation.”

Ellett v. State, 883 P.2d 940 (Wyo. 1994). · cites it 2× “W.S. 7-13-1002 (Cum. Supp.1993). After Ellett arrived at the state penitentiary in late December of 1991, it was determined, during a routine physical, that he suffered a physical impairment which would cause difficulty in his being in the Boot Camp program.”

Dana Lee Sherard v. The State of Wyoming, 2022 WY 37 (Wyo. 2022). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-1002 requires a convicted felon to make application for a sentence reduction.”

David Ray Herrera, Jr. v. The State of Wyoming, 2025 WY 62 (Wyo. 2025). · cites it 6× “) 35 and Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-1002 (2023). In his motion for sentence reduction, he asked the district court to modify his sentence by suspending the remainder of the previously imposed term of five to eight years and putting him on three years’ probation.”

Logan Gregory Gosselin v. The State of Wyoming, 2025 WY 79 (Wyo. 2025). · cites it 2× “3d at 776; Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-1002 (sentencing court may reduce the sentence of a convicted felon who is recommended for, accepted into, and completes the YOTP).”

Commonwealth v. Mattis (Mass. 2024). “Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 7-13-1002 , 7-13-1003.”

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Ellett v. State, 883 P.2d 940 (Wyo. 1994). “W.S. 7-13-1002 (Cum. Supp.1993). After Ellett arrived at the state penitentiary in late December of 1991, it was determined, during a routine physical, that he suffered a physical impairment which would cause difficulty in his being in the Boot Camp program.”

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