Dismissal for unnecessary delay

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Wyoming Code › Title 7 › Chapter 11 › Section 7-11-203

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If there is unnecessary delay in presenting the charge to a grand jury or in filing an information against a defendant who has been held to answer to the district court, or if there is unnecessary delay in bringing a defendant to trial, the court may dismiss the indictment, information or complaint.

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