WY · constitutions
Wyo. Const. art. 1, § 10
Right of accused to defend
In all criminal prosecutions the accused shall have the right to defend in person and by counsel, to demand the nature and cause of the accusation, to have a copy thereof, to be confronted with the witnesses against him, to have compulsory process served for obtaining witnesses, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of the county or district in which the offense is alleged to have been committed. When the location of the offense cannot be established with certainty, venue may be placed in the county or district where the corpus delecti [delicti] is found, or in any county or district in which the victim was transported.
Provenance
- Source
- wyoleg.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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