{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-1-201","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 6-1-201","heading":"Accessory before the fact.","body":"(a) A person who knowingly aids or abets in the commission of a felony, or who counsels, encourages, hires, commands or procures a felony to be committed, is an accessory before the fact.\n(b) An accessory before the fact:\n(i) May be indicted, informed against, tried and convicted as if he were a principal;\n(ii) May be indicted, informed against, tried and convicted either before or after and whether or not the principal offender is indicted, informed against, tried or convicted; and\n(iii) Upon conviction, is subject to the same punishment and penalties as are prescribed by law for the punishment of the principal.","path":["TITLE 6 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS","ARTICLE 2 - LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title06.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"8bf37f97f31386d95fad06a4bd8e7c6734ae53a1eca4bb61f6e5398859480cd0","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-1-104","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-6-1-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}