§ 7-13-901 — Notice that convict lacks requisite mental capacity

Wyoming § 7-13-901

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 07: Criminal Procedure
• Ch. 13: SENTENCE AND IMPRISONMENT
• Art. 9: EXECUTION OF DEATH SENTENCE

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(a) As used in W.S. 7-13-901 through 7-13-903:
(i) "Court" means the district court which has
sentenced a convict to punishment of death;
(ii) "Designated examiner" means a licensed
psychiatrist or the combination of a licensed physician and a
licensed psychologist who act in concert;
(iii) "Facility" means the Wyoming state hospital or
other facility designated by the court which can adequately
provide for the security, examination or treatment of the
convict;
(iv) "Custodian" means the sheriff, warden, or head
of any facility in which the convict is being held pending
execution of the death sentence;
(v) "Requisite mental capacity" means the ability to
understand the nature of the death penalty and the reasons it
was imposed.
(b) If it appears to any custodian or other interested
person that any convict sentenced to the punishment of death
does not have the requisite mental capacity, the custodian or
interested person shall immediately give notice in writing to
the court.
(c) Notice to the court under subsection (b) of this
section shall be detailed and accompanied by all psychiatric or
psychological reports or evaluations made of the convict since
the imposition of the death sentence.