§ 1-41-111 — 7-6-104. Representation of needy persons

Wyoming § 1-41-111

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 07: Criminal Procedure
• Ch. 6: PUBLIC DEFENDER

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(a) The public defender shall represent as counsel any
needy person who is under arrest for or formally charged with
having committed a serious crime if:
(i) The defendant requests counsel; or
(ii) The court, on its own motion or otherwise,
orders appointment of counsel and the defendant does not
affirmatively waive or reject, on the record, the opportunity to
be represented by legal counsel in the proceeding.
(b) Appointed counsel, services and facilities necessary
for representation, and court costs shall be provided at public
expense to the extent that the person, at the time the court
determines need, is unable to provide for their payment.
(c) A needy person who is entitled to be represented by an
attorney under subsection (a) of this section is entitled:
(i) To be represented by the public defender in a
proceeding for revocation of probation when it is determined by
the court to be statutorily or constitutionally required;
(ii) To be represented in any appeal to a Wyoming
court, and in cases in which the death penalty has been imposed
or in such other cases as the state public defender deems
appropriate, in a writ of certiorari to the United States
supreme court, and in proceedings under W.S. 7-14-101 through
7-14-108;
(iii) Repealed by Laws 1989, ch. 121, § 2.
(iv) Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 95, § 2.
(v) To be represented by the public defender when
requested by a fugitive in a proceeding for extradition for the
limited purpose provided in W.S. 7-3-210 or for fugitive
juveniles under the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, W.S.
14-6-102, when requested by the juvenile or the court;
(vi) To be represented by counsel at every stage of
the proceedings, from the time of the initial appointment by the
court until the entry of final judgment, at which time the
representation shall end, unless the court appoints counsel for
purposes of appeal, correction or modification of sentence;
(vii) To be represented by the public defender in a
motion brought in accordance with the provisions of the
Post-Conviction DNA Testing Act or in accordance with W.S.