# W.R.Cr.P. 8: Rule 8. Joinder of Offenses and Defendants

> Wyoming · Court rules · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_WY_RULECRIMPROC_R8

## Section

- **Citation:** W.R.Cr.P. 8
- **Heading:** Rule 8. Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
- **Jurisdiction:** Wyoming
- **Kind:** Court rules
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wyoming Court Rules / Wyoming Rules of Criminal Procedure / W.R.Cr.P. 8

## Text

(a) Joinder of offenses. — Two or more offenses may be charged in the same
citation, indictment or information in a separate count for each offense if the
offenses charged, whether felonies or misdemeanors or both, are of the same or
similar character, are based on the same act or transaction, or are based on two
or more acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts of a
common scheme or plan.
(b) Joinder of defendants. — Two or more defendants may be charged in the
same citation, indictment or information if they are alleged to have participated in the same act or transaction, or in the same series of acts or
transactions constituting an offense or offenses. Such defendants may be
charged in one or more counts together, or separately, and all of the defendants
need not be charged in each count.

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