A Criminal Charge in Wyoming Is Serious. Your Defense Should Be Too.
An experienced criminal defense attorney does not just show up for trial. They work the case from the moment they are retained — identifying weaknesses in the prosecution’s evidence, challenging unlawful searches and seizures, protecting your constitutional rights, and positioning you for the best possible outcome whether that means a dismissal, a reduction, or a verdict at trial.
At Rogers & Garvie, criminal defense is not a sideline practice. Thomas Garvie built his career in Wyoming criminal courts and has tried cases to verdict across the state. When you hire us, you hire an attorney who is comfortable in a courtroom, knows how prosecutors think, and will not flinch when your case requires a fight. If your rights were violated during your arrest or investigation, we will find it — and use it.
Wyoming Criminal Charges We Defend
DUI / Driving Under the Influence
Wyoming sets the BAC limit at 0.08%. Even a first-offense DUI carries up to six months in jail, fines up to $750, a 90-day license suspension, and mandatory ignition interlock. Second and subsequent offenses escalate sharply.
Drug Crimes
Wyoming has some of the toughest drug laws in the region. Depending on the substance and quantity, charges can carry up to 20 years and $25,000 in fines. Alternative sentencing programs exist for nonviolent offenders — knowing how to access them matters.
Domestic Violence
Domestic assault and domestic battery are not the only charges that may arise from allegations involving a household member. Wyoming law also identifies several other offenses that can affect the penalties for a later domestic battery conviction when committed against another household member.
Violent Crimes
Assault, battery, aggravated assault, robbery, and homicide charges carry severe penalties and lasting reputational consequences. These cases require an attorney with trial experience — not someone dabbling in criminal defense.
Theft & Property Crimes
Theft, burglary, and property crime charges range from misdemeanor to felony depending on value and circumstance. We analyze the evidence, identify defenses, and work toward the best available outcome at every level.
Weapons & Firearms Offenses
Wyoming is a Second Amendment-friendly state, but firearms charges — including unlawful possession and use — carry serious federal and state consequences. A conviction can permanently strip your right to carry.
Assault & Battery
Simple assault and battery charges carry fines or possible jail terms, while aggravated assault and battery can carry years in state prison. An assault and battery defense attorney who reviews the record closely may find inconsistencies between what a police report claims and what the evidence actually shows.
Felonies
If you need a Laramie felony defense attorney, Rogers & Garvie, LLC can help you understand the charge, protect your rights, and build a defense strategy before the case moves further through Wyoming’s criminal courts.
Misdemeanors
Misdemeanors may still involve jail, fines, probation, treatment, license issues, no-contact orders, and a record. They become more serious with prior convictions, injuries, weapons, protected relationships, or child-related allegations.
Wyoming Criminal Defense FAQs
We hear your story, explain what the criminal process looks like in Wyoming, and make sure you understand your options before you deciding who to hire.
Invoke your right to remain silent and your right to counsel — then stop talking. Do not answer questions, consent to searches, or make statements to law enforcement without an attorney present. Call us as soon as you are able. The decisions you make in the first hours matter more than most people realize.
Arraignment is your first formal court appearance after charges are filed. The judge will read the charges and you will enter a plea — typically not guilty at this stage. Bail may also be set or revisited. Having an attorney at arraignment can significantly affect your bond conditions and the trajectory of the case from day one.
Yes — in many cases charges can be reduced through negotiation, and in some cases dismissed entirely based on constitutional violations, evidentiary problems, or prosecutorial discretion. Wyoming also has diversion and alternative sentencing programs for certain nonviolent and first-time offenders. Whether those outcomes are available depends on the specific facts of your case.
Most people do not know — that is exactly why you need an attorney reviewing the record. We examine the arrest, the search, the interrogation, and the chain of evidence for Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Amendment violations. If your rights were violated, evidence obtained as a result may be suppressed, which can significantly change the outcome of your case.
Our fees are flat — not hourly. You know what representation costs before you sign anything, which means no surprise invoices and no incentive for us to run up your bill. Trial representation, if it becomes necessary, is addressed separately in your engagement agreement.
Where We Practice
We appear regularly in all courts in the Second Judicial District as well as the municipal court. We know the court, the prosecutors, and the process in Albany County inside and out.
We represent clients in Carbon County and the Second Judicial District. Remote consultation available for clients outside Laramie.
We regularly represent clients in Cheyenne and the First Judicial District, including matters in the district, circuit, and municipal court.
We accept criminal defense matters statewide, including the Sweetwater County courts in the Third Judicial District.
We appear regularly in all courts in the Second Judicial District as well as the municipal court. We know the court, the prosecutors, and the process in Albany County inside and out.
For many matters, in-person attendance at every hearing is not required. We offer remote consultation and statewide representation for clients who live in an outside of Wyoming.