WYOMING COURT RULES

8 innocence shall be accorded the respondent, and Bar Counsel or Bar Counsel’s designee, which shall act as prosecuting authority, must provide proof of the guilt of the respondent beyond a reasonable doubt. (g) The court shall hear all issues of law and fact and all evidence and testimony presented shall be transcribed. (h) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall sign and enter of record a judgment of guilty or not guilty. There should be included in a judgment of guilty a recital of the facts constituting the contempt of which the respondent has been found and adjudicated guilty. (i) A person found guilty of contempt under this procedure shall be fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000) or imprisoned in the county jail for not more than three (3) months, or both. In addition, the court may order that all fees paid by clients of any person found guilty under this procedure be restored. (j) Prior to the pronouncement of a sentence upon a judgment of guilty, the court shall inform the respondent of the accusation and judgment against him and afford him the opportunity to present evidence of mitigating circumstances. The sentence shall be pronounced in open court and in the presence of the respondent. (k) Any judgment of guilty shall be subject to review by the Wyoming Supreme Court pursuant to the Wyoming Rules of Appellate Procedure. (Added effective March 4, 2014.)