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Wyo. Stat. § 7-6-101 (2026)

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This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Public Defender
Act".
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Cited in 9 cases, 1982–2020 · leading case: Hennigan v. State, 746 P.2d 360 (Wyo. 1987).
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Hennigan v. State, 746 P.2d 360 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 4× “" Section 7-6-101, W.S. 1977. The statutory provision has been superseded by substantially similar language found in Rule 9, W.”
Long v. State, 745 P.2d 547 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 4× “That statute, amended in the 1987 code, now states: "If requested in the petition, the court, subject to the provisions of W.S. 7-6-101 through 7-6-114, shall appoint the public defender to represent a petitioner who is determined to be a needy person as defined by W.”
Diane Lozano, State Pub. Def. v. The Circuit Court of the Sixth Jud. Dist. & Honorable Paul S. Phillips, Circuit Court Judge, 2020 WY 44 (Wyo. 2020). · cites it 2× “From there, it concluded that if the public defender wishes to decline an appointment, it must file a motion to withdraw, and that the discretion to grant or deny that motion is vested entirely in the court.”
Barnes v. State, 642 P.2d 1263 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 2× “: "From and after the effective date of these rules, the sections of the Wyoming Statutes, 1957, as amended, hereinafter enumerated, shall be superseded, and such statutes and all other laws in conflict with these rules shall be of no further force or effect: * * * * * * "7-118…”
Alberts v. State, 745 P.2d 898 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 2× “Section 7-14-104 now reads: "If requested in the petition, the court, subject to the provisions of W.S. 7-6-101 through 7-6-114, shall appoint the public defender to represent a petitioner who is determined to be a needy person as defined by W.”
Fondren v. State, 749 P.2d 767 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 2× “1977, 1987 Replacement: " If requested in the petition, the court, subject to the provisions of W.S. 7-6-101 through 7-6-114, shall appoint the public defender to represent a petitioner who is determined to be a needy person * * *.”
Aden v. State, 761 P.2d 88 (Wyo. 1988). · cites it 2× “), provides: "If requested in the petition, the court, subject to the provisions of W.S. 7-6-101 through 7-6-114, shall appoint the public defender to represent a petitioner who is determined to be a needy person as defined by W.”
Schepp v. Fremont Cnty., Wyo., 685 F. Supp. 1200 (D. Wyo. 1988). · cites it 2× “The Wyoming Public Defender Act, now codified at Wyo.Stat. §§ 7-6-101 through 7-6-114 (Supp.”
Page v. State, 949 P.2d 466 (Wyo. 1997). · cites it 2× “Appointment of the Public Defender The State Public Defender’s office contends that it should not have been appointed to represent Page in this matter because it is outside the scope of the Public Defender Act, Wyo.”
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