§ 7-5-308 — Investigative powers; secrecy of proceedings

Wyoming § 7-5-308

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 07: Criminal Procedure
• Ch. 5: GRAND JURY
• Art. 3: STATE GRAND JURY

Text

(a) In addition to its powers of indictment, a statewide
grand jury impaneled under W.S. 7-5-301 through 7-5-309 may, at
the request of the attorney general, cause an investigation to
be made into the extent of organized criminal activity within
the state and return a report to the attorney general.
(b) Disclosure of matters occurring before the grand jury,
other than its deliberations and the vote of any juror, may be
made to the attorney general and to any district attorney for
use in the performance of their duties. Those officials may
disclose so much of the grand jury's proceedings to law
enforcement agencies as they deem essential to the public
interest and effective law enforcement.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,
a juror, attorney, interpreter, stenographer, operator of a
recording device or any typist who transcribes recorded
testimony may disclose matters occurring before the grand jury
only when so directed by the court preliminarily to or in
connection with a judicial proceeding or when permitted by the
court at the request of the defendant upon a showing that a
particularized need exists for a motion to dismiss the
indictment because of matters occurring before the grand jury.
(d) No obligation of secrecy may be imposed upon any
person except in accordance with this section. The court may
direct that an indictment shall be kept secret until the
defendant is in custody or has given bail, and in that event,
the clerk shall seal the indictment and no person shall disclose
the finding of the indictment except when necessary for the
issuance and execution of a warrant or summons.