WI · jury_instructions
Wis JI-Criminal 482
Verdicts Submitted for One Defendant: Single Count: Lesser Included Offense
The following three forms of verdict 1 will be submitted to you concerning the charges
against the defendant, (name of defendant).
One reading: "We, the jury, find the defendant, (name of defendant), guilty of (offense
charged), 2 as charged in the information." 3
Another reading: "We, the jury, find the defendant, (name of defendant), guilty of
(included offense), 4 in violation of § of the Criminal Code of Wisconsin, at the time
and place charged in the information." 5
And the third reading: "We, the jury, find the defendant, (name of defendant), not
guilty."
It is for you to determine which one of the forms of verdict submitted you will bring in as
your verdict.
History
Wis JI-Criminal 482 (2012). Release No. 50, 4/2012. © 2012, Regents, Univ. of Wis. 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
92c5274d455b7864dfda645d8328d3113830d4a1901b078e47f9449b63a5999d
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