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Wyo. Stat. § 7-21-101 (2026)

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(a)   As used in this chapter:
            (i)   "Crime" means a felony as defined by W.S.
6-10-101;

          (ii) "Family member" means a spouse, child, sibling,
parent or legal guardian of a victim;

          (iii) "Victim" means an individual who has suffered
direct or threatened physical, emotional or financial harm as
the result of the commission of a crime or a family member of a
minor, incompetent person or a homicide victim;

          (iv) "Victim impact statement" means an oral or
written statement by the victim of a crime providing the
information specified by W.S. 7-21-102(c).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case: Olsen v. State, 67 P.3d 536 (Wyo. 2003).
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Olsen v. State, 67 P.3d 536 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 6× “§ 7-21-101 through 103, the general victim impact statutes, because they apply to victim impact evidence submitted to the court, when acting as the sentencing authority, not to the jury, as the sentencing authority as in this case, and because the procedural rule conflicts with…”
Lancaster v. State, 2002 WY 45 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 4× “[12] The discussion herein is not relevant to the admissibility at sentencing of victim impact statements pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 7-21-101 through 7-21-103 (LexisNexis 2001).”
Barnes v. State, 858 P.2d 522 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 4× “We decline comment upon the admission of VIS during the penalty phase of the trial, noting, however, that it is addressed in W.S. §§ 7-21-101 to -103 (Cum.Supp.1993).”
Wilks v. State, 2002 WY 100 (Wyo. 2002). · cites it 2× “§§ 7-21-101 to -103 (LexisNexis 2001). In this case, the allegations of improper victim testimony and argument arose at trial and, therefore, do not fall under §§ 7-21-101 through 7-21-108.”
Carothers v. State, 2008 WY 58 (Wyo. 2008). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-21-101 (a)Gii) (LexisNexis 2007) defines "victim" to include family members of a minor victim.”
Joshua James Anderle v. The State of Wyoming, 2022 WY 161 (Wyo. 2022). · cites it 2× “harm as a result of the commission of a crime or a family member of a minor”). 6 [¶26] It seems Mr. Anderle misunderstands the nature of the district court’s concern for EL and her mother.”
Brown v. State, 2005 WY 37 (Wyo. 2005). · cites it 2× “Brown weakly asserts that Love was a victim for purposes of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-21-101 (a) (LexisNexis 2003), a provision concerning victim impact testimony; the State does not weigh in on the point.”
Town v. State, 351 P.3d 257 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 4× “The term "victim" is defined in Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-21-101 (a)(iii) to mean "an individual who has suffered direct or threatened physical, emotional or financial harm as the result of the commission of a crime or a family member of a minor, incompetent person or a homicide…”
Harlow v. State, 2003 WY 47 (Wyo. 2003). “Succinetly stated, Harlow asserts, and the State disagrees, that neither the death penalty statute, § 6-2-102, nor the general victim impact statute, §§ 7-21-101 through 108, authorize the use of victim impact evidence during capital sentencing; and that the trial court's ruling…”
Brock v. State, 967 P.2d 26 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 2× “1993), in which we considered the importance of Wyo. Stat. §§ 7-21-101—7-21-103 (1997), dealing with victim impact statements.”
Monique Huia Sullivan v. The State of Wyoming, 2025 WY 5 (Wyo. 2025). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 7-21-101 through -103; Wilks, ¶ 8, 49 P.”
Troy Edward Thompson, 2014 WY 89 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 2× “(LexisNexis 2013)) and Wyoming statutes governing victim impact statements ( Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 7-21-101 et seq. (LexisNexis 2013)), Thompson argues that the victims’ statements in this case must be given special status and must be considered by a district court when determining…”
Wyo. Stat. § 7-21-101(a): 1 case
Olsen v. State, 67 P.3d 536 (Wyo. 2003). “§ 7-21-101 through 103, the general victim impact statutes, because they apply to victim impact evidence submitted to the court, when acting as the sentencing authority, not to the jury, as the sentencing authority as in this case, and because the procedural rule conflicts with…”
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