Wyoming Code § 6-1-102

Common-law crimes abolished; common-law defenses retained
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(a)  Common-law crimes are abolished. No conduct constitutes a crime unless it is described as a crime in this act or in another statute of this state. This section does not limit the power of the court to:
(i)  Punish for contempt or to employ any sanction authorized by law for the enforcement of an order lawfully entered or a civil judgment or decree; or
(ii)  Use case law as an interpretive aid and in the construction of this act.
(b)  Common-law defenses are retained unless otherwise provided by this act.

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