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Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions

Defenses and defensive matters

Wis. JI—Criminal 820_EXAMPLE (1/2024)

Example: Privilege: Limits of Self Defense: Unintended Infliction of Harm upon Third Party Charged as Reckless or Negligent Crime Enumberated in 939.48(3)

Last revised in 1/2024.


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This instruction is also found in the print edition of the Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions, volume 1.

Cite this instruction as: Wis. JI—Criminal 820_EXAMPLE (1/2024)

The Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions are created and edited by the Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference. Instructions include contributions from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, and are used with its permission.

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