Section 7-13-901 - Notice That Convict Lacks Requisite Mental Capacity.

WY Stat § 7-13-901 (2019) (N/A)

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7-13-901. Notice that convict lacks requisite mental capacity.

(a) As used in W.S. 7-13-901 through 7-13-903:

(i) "Court" means the district court which has sentenced a convict to punishment of death;

(ii) "Designated examiner" means a licensed psychiatrist or the combination of a licensed physician and a licensed psychologist who act in concert;

(iii) "Facility" means the Wyoming state hospital or other facility designated by the court which can adequately provide for the security, examination or treatment of the convict;

(iv) "Custodian" means the sheriff, warden, or head of any facility in which the convict is being held pending execution of the death sentence;

(v) "Requisite mental capacity" means the ability to understand the nature of the death penalty and the reasons it was imposed.

(b) If it appears to any custodian or other interested person that any convict sentenced to the punishment of death does not have the requisite mental capacity, the custodian or interested person shall immediately give notice in writing to the court.

(c) Notice to the court under subsection (b) of this section shall be detailed and accompanied by all psychiatric or psychological reports or evaluations made of the convict since the imposition of the death sentence.

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