Wyo. Const. art. 3, § 53
- Constitution
- Constitution of Wyoming
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
Creation of criminal penalties not subject to governor's power to commute. Notwithstanding Article 4, Section 5 of this Constitution, the legislature may by law create a penalty of life imprisonment without parole for specified crimes which sentence shall not be subject to commutation by the governor. The legislature may in addition limit commutation of a death sentence to a sentence of life imprisonment without parole which sentence shall not be subject to further commutation. In no event shall the inherent power of the governor to grant a pardon be limited or curtailed.
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