(h) Filing of papers with clerk. — The judicial officer designated to receive

Wyoming Rules of Criminal Procedure

Rule: 42

Jurisdiction: WY

Bluebook Citation: Wyo. R. Crim. P. 42

the return shall attach to the warrant the copy of the return, inventory and all of the papers in connection therewith and shall file them with the clerk of the district or circuit court in the county in which the property was seized. (i) Motion to suppress. — A motion to suppress evidence may be made in the court where the case is to be tried as provided in Rule 12. (j) Confidentiality of information. — All information filed with the court for the purpose of securing a warrant for a search, including but not limited to an application, affidavits, papers and records, shall be a confidential record until such time as a peace officer has executed the warrant and has made return thereon. During the period of time the information is confidential, it shall be sealed by the court, and the information contained therein shall not be disseminated to any person other than a peace officer, judge, court commis- sioner or another court employee, in the course of official duties. History: Amended July 22, 1993, effective October 19, 1993; amended December 2, 2002, effective January 6, 2003; amended February 3, 2015, effective July 1, 2015; amended November 21, 2017, effective February 1, 2018. Jurisdiction. — District court erred by de- claring it did not have jurisdiction to consider defendant’s motion for return of his property in the criminal case or the legal authority to order return of the property; the motion was autho- rized by statute, and the district court should have received evidence to determine whether defendant was entitled to return of the prop- erty. Bunten v. State, 2023 WY 105, 537 P.3d 763, 2023 Wyo. LEXIS 107 (Wyo. 2023).

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