Taylor Forrest Cobb v. The State of Wyoming, 312 P.3d 827

Appellant Taylor Forrest Cobb pled guilty to felony possession of cocaine and misdemeanors for possession of marijuana and heroin.
Before pleas, the district court advised Cobb that a felony conviction would result in loss of the right to possess firearms under federal law.
Judgment and Sentence was entered July 31, 2013.
On appeal Cobb argued his felony conviction must be reversed because the required firearms advisement under Wyo. Stat. § 7-11-507 was not given.
The State agreed the advisement was deficient and filed a stipulated motion for reversal and remand.
The Wyoming Supreme Court reviewed the advisement against § 7-11-507 and related precedent and reversed and vacated the felony conviction, remanding for further proceedings.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
Whether the district court complied with Wyo. Stat. § 7-11-507 advisement requirement	State agreed the advisement was inadequate and supported reversal	Cobb argued conviction must be reversed for lack of the statutorily required advisement	Reversed and vacated the felony conviction; remanded
Whether the court satisfied § 7-11-507(a)(i) (general collateral consequences advisement)	State did not contest that (a)(i) was satisfied	Cobb acknowledged (a)(i) had been given	Court found (a)(i) was satisfied
Whether the court satisfied § 7-11-507(a)(ii) (specific advisement about loss of employment for occupations requiring firearms)	State agreed (a)(ii) was not satisfied	Cobb argued lack of (a)(ii) required reversal	Court found (a)(ii) not satisfied and reversed conviction

Balderson v. State, 309 P.3d 809 (Wyo. 2013) (legislature requires advisement about loss of firearms privileges and effect on employment in occupations requiring a gun)
Starrett v. State, 286 P.3d 1033 (Wyo. 2012) (advisement requirements under § 7-11-507 must be strictly applied)