In Wilson v. State, 14 P.3d 912 (Wyo. 2000), a case involving the crime of aggravated assault and battery in Wyoming, the trial court refused to give the jury the statutory definition of "serious bodily injury," because "the term was not an essential element of the charged offense." 14 P.3d at 915. The Wyoming Supreme Court recognized the distinction between an essential element of the crime and a statutory definition of an element of an offense. The court concluded that: "The decision to give or refuse an instruction on the statutory definition of a term used in defining an element of an offense is within the latitude afforded to the district court to tailor the instructions to the circumstances of the case." Id. at 916. In Wilson v. State, the defendant claimed error in the trial court's refusal to give an instruction defining "serious bodily injury" as used in the aggravated assault and battery statute. The Court found no error, concluding the decision to give or refuse an instruction on the definition of a term used in describing an element of an offense was within the latitude afforded to the district court to tailor the instructions to the circumstances of the case. Id.