Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions
Defenses and defensive matters
Wis. JI—Criminal 821 (7/2023)Privilege: Self-Defense: Unintended Harm to Third Party Charged as Intentional Crime
Last revised in 7/2023.
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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.