Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 7-18-112 (2026)

Escape.

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(a) An offender, parolee 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 time prescribed to an adult
community correctional facility to which he was assigned or
transferred; or

          (ii) Being a participant in a program established
under the provisions of this act he leaves his place of
employment or fails or neglects to return to the adult community
correctional facility within the time prescribed or when
specifically ordered to do so.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 21 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2024 · leading case: Jones v. State, 2006 WY 40 (Wyo. 2006).

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Jones v. State, 2006 WY 40 (Wyo. 2006). · cites it 36× “[¶ 1] Tomika Jones appeals her criminal conviction for escape in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-112 (LexisNexis 2001).”

Martin v. State, 2007 WY 2 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 6× “[T1] A jury found Jesse Matthew Martin guilty of escape in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-112 and § 6-5-206(a)(ii) (Lexis-Nexis 2006).”

Guy v. State, 2008 WY 56 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 2× “In Jones, the defendant was found guilty by a jury of escape pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-112 (a2)(@). ¶ 1, 132 P.”

Cameron Curtis Hagen, 2014 WY 141 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 5× “[¶1] In these consolidated appeals, Appellant, Cameron Curtis Hagen, challenges his conviction for escape under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 7-18-112 and 6-5-206(a)(i).”

ENDRIS v. State, 2010 WY 73 (Wyo. 2010). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-112 . Based on these explicit statutory provisions, we have recognized that a person participating in a community corrections program may be treated as both on probation and in detention.”

Kupec v. State, 835 P.2d 359 (Wyo. 1992). · cites it 3× “We determined that time spent in a community correctional facility should count as time served if a charge of escape would lie, and, since a resident of a community correctional facility could be charged with escape from detention pursuant to Wyo.”

Six v. State, 2008 WY 42 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 3× “[161] Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-112 (Lexis-Nexis 2007) provides: § 7-18-112.”

Hutton v. State, 422 P.3d 967 (Wyo. 2018). · cites it 2× “" Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-112 (LexisNexis 2017).”

Peper v. State, 768 P.2d 26 (Wyo. 1989). · cites it 2× “W.S. 7-18-112 clearly expresses the legislature’s intent that escape from a community corrections facility be governed by W.”

Angerhofer v. State, 758 P.2d 1041 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 3× “Section 7-18-112(a)®, W.S.1977, June 1987 Repl.”

Jenkins v. State, 2002 WY 107 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 3× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-112 (LexisNexis 2001) § 6-5-206.”

Smith v. State, 932 P.2d 1281 (Wyo. 1997). · cites it 2× “§ 6-5-206(a)(i) (1988) and Wyo.Stat. § 7-18-112 (1988). The record is clear that once he was returned to custody, Smith was credited with presentence confinement time against the sentence he was serving at the time of his escape.”

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— Wyo. Stat. § 7-18-112(a) — 1 case

Angerhofer v. State, 758 P.2d 1041 (Wyo. 1988). “Section 7-18-112(a)®, W.S.1977, June 1987 Repl.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 7-18-112(a)(i) — 2 cases

Jones v. State, 2006 WY 40 (Wyo. 2006). “[¶ 1] Tomika Jones appeals her criminal conviction for escape in violation of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-18-112 (LexisNexis 2001).”

Angerhofer v. State, 758 P.2d 1041 (Wyo. 1988). “Section 7-18-112(a)®, W.S.1977, June 1987 Repl.”

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