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Wyo. Stat. § 7-13-201

Maximum and minimum term.

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Except where a term of life is required by law, or as otherwise
provided by W.S. 7-13-101, when a person is sentenced for the
commission of a felony, the court imposing the sentence shall
not fix a definite term of imprisonment but shall establish a
maximum and minimum term within the limits authorized for the
statute violated. The maximum term shall not be greater than the
maximum provided by law for the statute violated, and the
minimum term shall not be less than the minimum provided by law
for the statute violated, nor greater than ninety percent (90%)
of the maximum term imposed.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 39 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: Ryan v. State
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Ryan v. State (1999) wyo · cites it 24× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-201 (LEXIS 1999) provides: Except where a term of life is required by law, or as otherwise provided by W.”
Hathaway v. State (2017) wyo · cites it 8× “Hathaway’s sentence [ ] illegal as it violates Wyo. Stat. § 7-13-201? The State articulates.”
Duffy v. State (1986) wyo · cites it 9× “Section 7-13-201, W.S. 1977, provides as follows: "When a convict is sentenced to the state penitentiary, otherwise than for life, for an offense or crime, the court imposing the sentence shall not fix a definite term of imprisonment, but shall establish a maximum and minimum…”
Jones v. State (1989) wyo · cites it 14× “W.S. 7-13-201 [3] pertains to indeterminate sentencing and provides: Except where a term of life is required by law, or as otherwise provided by W.”
Daugherty v. State (2002) wyo · cites it 8× “[4] Every sentence for a felony must meet the dictates of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-201 (LexisNexis 2001), which requires imposition of a minimum and maximum term.”
Williamson v. Hawai'i Paroling Authority (2001) haw · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-201 (Michie 1999) (stating that the minimum term shall not exceed ninety percent of the maximum sentence); [17] 42 Pa.”
Brown v. State (1987) wyo · cites it 4× “Appellant complains that the district court violated § 7-13-201, W.S. 1977, which states: "When a convict is sentenced to the state penitentiary, otherwise than for life, for an offense or crime, the court imposing the sentence shall not fix a definite term of imprisonment, but…”
Daniel v. State (1982) wyo · cites it 4× “[4] Section 7-13-201, W.S. 1977: "When a convict is sentenced to the state penitentiary, otherwise than for life, for an offense or crime, the court imposing the sentence shall not fix a definite term of imprisonment, but shall establish a maximum and minimum term for which said…”
DeSpain v. State (1993) wyo · cites it 6× “§ 7-13-201 (1987). The district court imposed a term of not less than eight, nor more than ten, years on both convictions, and the sentences were to run consecutively.”
Duffy v. State (1990) wyo · cites it 4× “7-13-101, when a person is sentenced for the commission of a felony, the court imposing the sentence shall not fix a definite term of imprisonment but shall establish a maximum and minimum term within the limits authorized for the statute violated.”
Moronese v. State (2012) wyo · cites it 4× “He alleged that his sentence violated Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-201 (LexisNexis 2011) because the minimum term was greater than ninety percent of the maximum term.”
Kenneth Dale Nicodemus (2014) wyo · cites it 2× “See generally Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-13-201 (LexisNexis 2013).”
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