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Wis JI-Criminal 276
Prior Convictions Admissible to Prove Character - 904.04(2)(b)2
CAUTION: THIS INSTRUCTION APPLIES ONLY TO CASES ALLEGING A
VIOLATION OF § 940.225(1) OR § 948.02(1)
Evidence has been received that (name of defendant) has been convicted of (first
degree sexual assault) (first degree sexual assault of a child).
You may, but you are not required to, conclude from that evidence that the defendant
has a certain character. You may also conclude, but you are not required to, that the
defendant acted in conformity with that character with respect to the offense charged.
You should give this evidence the weight you believe it is entitled to receive. Before
you may find the defendant guilty of the offense charged in this case, the State must satisfy
you beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is guilty, based on all the evidence.
History
Wis JI-Criminal 276 (7/2025). Release No. 68. Wisconsin Court System, 7/2025. Prepared by the Wisconsin Criminal Jury Instructions Committee of the Wisconsin Judicial Conference with the University of Wisconsin Law School; posted by the Wisconsin State Law Library with the University's permission.
Provenance
- Source
- wilawlibrary.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
- Content hash
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