{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-const.-art.-1-9","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Const. art. 1, § 9","heading":"Trial by jury inviolate.","body":"The right of trial by jury shall remain inviolate in criminal cases. A jury in civil cases and in criminal cases where the charge is a misdemeanor may consist of less than twelve (12) persons but not less than six (6), as may be prescribed by law. A grand jury may consist of twelve (12) persons, any nine (9) of whom concurring may find an indictment. The legislature may change, regulate or abolish the grand jury system.","path":["TITLE 97 - WYOMING CONSTITUTION","ARTICLE 1 - DECLARATION OF RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title97.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:31Z","sha256":"248da24f58df1c69f1eb4c30b8612a6ef4f97f8fc1a175379fc21e3ebe9117ca","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-const.-art.-1-8","next":"us-wy/wyo.-const.-art.-1-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}