Selection Fields
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Source of jury master lists are drawn (e.g., voter registration, state income tax, etc. )?
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-129. Procedure for maintaining jury lists.
The supreme court shall compile a base jury list for each county. The supreme court shall compile a base jury list for the state as necessary under W.S. 7-5-303. The base jury lists shall be compiled from voter lists and may also include names from Wyoming driver’s license or Wyoming department of transportation state identification lists. The base jury lists prepared by the supreme court and panels or lists of prospective jurors selected by the clerk of court may be compiled and maintained using any manual, mechanical, electronic or other means calculated to ensure the integrity of the system and a random selection process.
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-106. Jury lists; preparation of base jury lists; selecting jury panel; certificate and summons.
(a) The list of persons selected to serve as prospective trial jurors, compiled pursuant to W.S. 1-11-129, is the base jury list for the district court and the circuit court for the jury term set by each court.
(b) The clerk shall prepare a certificate containing the names constituting the base jury list, and summon them to serve as jurors for the jury term for which they have been selected.
Drawing of juror names from list
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-109. Procedure for selecting jury; contents of certificate; summons.
(a) The clerk shall choose the prospective jurors from the base jury list using a random method of selection.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2014, ch. 53, § 2.
(c) If any person selected is not qualified to serve as a trial juror, the name of the person shall be stricken from the base jury list from which summoned. If any person selected is exempt from serving as a trial juror under W.S. 1-11-103(a) and the person has claimed the exemption under W.S. 1-11-105, then the name of the person shall be stricken from the base jury list for the jury term from which summoned.
(d) When the necessary number of jurors has been randomly selected, the clerk shall make and certify a list of the names selected. The certificate shall state:
(i) The date of the court order for the selection;
(ii) The date of the selection;
(iii) The number of jurors selected;
(iv) The names and addresses of the competent jurors; and
(v) The place where the jurors are required to appear.
(e) The jurors on the certified list shall be summoned to appear.
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-129. Procedure for maintaining jury lists.
The supreme court shall compile a base jury list for each county. The supreme court shall compile a base jury list for the state as necessary under W.S. 7-5-303. The base jury lists shall be compiled from voter lists and may also include names from Wyoming driver’s license or Wyoming department of transportation state identification lists. The base jury lists prepared by the supreme court and panels or lists of prospective jurors selected by the clerk of court may be compiled and maintained using any manual, mechanical, electronic or other means calculated to ensure the integrity of the system and a random selection process.
Procedure for Summoning Jurors
Wyo. Stat.
§ 1-11-114. Service of summons; proof of service.
(a) Service of a summons may be made by such means as the court may order. If service is accomplished through the sheriff’s office, the sheriff’s costs shall be paid by the county.
(b) If necessary the court may require proof of service.
Prohibition of Discrimination Against Jurors
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-101. Qualifications of juror.
(a) A person is qualified to act as a juror if he is:
(i) An adult citizen of the United States who has been a resident of the state and of the county ninety (90) days before being selected and returned pursuant to W.S. 1-11-106;
(ii) In possession of his natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence and without mental or physical infirmity preventing satisfactory jury service;
(iii) Possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.
(b) No citizen shall be excluded from service as a juror on account of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or economic status.
(c) The court shall discharge a person from serving as a juror if the person is not qualified to act as a juror under subsection (a) of this section.
Qualifications
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-101. Qualifications of juror.
(a) A person is qualified to act as a juror if he is:
(i) An adult citizen of the United States who has been a resident of the state and of the county ninety (90) days before being selected and returned pursuant to W.S. 1-11-106;
(ii) In possession of his natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence and without mental or physical infirmity preventing satisfactory jury service;
(iii) Possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.
(b) No citizen shall be excluded from service as a juror on account of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or economic status.
(c) The court shall discharge a person from serving as a juror if the person is not qualified to act as a juror under subsection (a) of this section.
Disqualifications
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-102. Convicted felon disqualified.
A person who has been convicted of any felony is disqualified to act as a juror unless his conviction is reversed or annulled, he receives a pardon or his rights are restored pursuant to W.S. 7-13-105(a).
Excusal or Exemptions
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-101. Qualifications of juror.
(a) A person is qualified to act as a juror if he is:
(i) An adult citizen of the United States who has been a resident of the state and of the county ninety (90) days before being selected and returned pursuant to W.S. 1-11-106;
(ii) In possession of his natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence and without mental or physical infirmity preventing satisfactory jury service;
(iii) Possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.
(b) No citizen shall be excluded from service as a juror on account of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or economic status.
(c) The court shall discharge a person from serving as a juror if the person is not qualified to act as a juror under subsection (a) of this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-103. Persons exempt as juror; duty to discharge.
(a) A person is exempt from jury service if the person is:
(i) A salaried and active member of an organized fire department or an active member of a police department of a city, town or law enforcement agency of the county or state;
(ii) An elected public official;
(iii) An active duty member of the Wyoming national guard; or
(iv) A person exempt under federal law or regulation, including an active duty member of the armed forces when service on a jury would unreasonably interfere with his performance of military duties or adversely affect the readiness of his unit, command or activity pursuant to 32 C.F.R. Part 144.
(b) The court shall discharge a person from serving as a trial juror for the jury term in which he is summoned if it satisfactorily appears that the person is exempt and specifically claims the benefit of the exemption under W.S. 1-11-105.
Limited Frequency of Jury Service
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-104. Causes for excusal.
(a) A juror may not be excused for a trivial cause or for hardship or inconvenience to his business, but only when material injury or destruction to his property or property entrusted to him is threatened, or when his health or the sickness or death of a member of his family requires his absence. A person who has attained the age of seventy-two (72) years may be excused at his request. A person may be excused from jury duty when the care of that person’s young children requires his absence. Any person who has served on a jury during a jury term shall, upon request, be excused from further jury service in that court for the remainder of that jury term and in the discretion of the court may be excused from jury service for the following jury term.
Who handles excusals is prescribed?
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-101. Qualifications of juror.
(a) A person is qualified to act as a juror if he is:
(i) An adult citizen of the United States who has been a resident of the state and of the county ninety (90) days before being selected and returned pursuant to W.S. 1-11-106;
(ii) In possession of his natural faculties, of ordinary intelligence and without mental or physical infirmity preventing satisfactory jury service;
(iii) Possessed of sufficient knowledge of the English language.
(b) No citizen shall be excluded from service as a juror on account of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin or economic status.
(c) The court shall discharge a person from serving as a juror if the person is not qualified to act as a juror under subsection (a) of this section.
History
Deferral/Postponement of jury service allowed
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Number of petit jurors for jury trial is prescribed?
Wyo. Stat. § 1-11-119. Number of jurors; fees and mileage.
Trial juries in circuit courts shall be composed of six (6) persons. Trial juries in civil cases and all other proceedings in the district courts except criminal cases shall be composed of six (6) jurors unless one (1) of the parties to the action files a written demand for twelve (12) jurors within the time a demand for jury may be filed, in which event the number of jurors shall be twelve (12). Jurors in all courts shall be allowed the same fees and mileage as jurors in district court.
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