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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-11-101

Qualifications of juror

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Wesley De Sousa Soares a/k/a Wesley Sousa v. The State of Wyoming (2024)

Most recently applied in Wesley De Sousa Soares a/k/a Wesley Sousa v. The State of Wyoming (April 2024)

(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.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.