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Wis JI-Criminal 484
Verdicts Submitted for One Defendant: Two Counts: Separate Verdict on Each Count Required
The following four forms of verdict 1 will be submitted to you concerning the charges
against the defendant, (name of defendant).
Count One
One reading: "We, the jury, find the defendant, (name of defendant), guilty of (offense
charged), 2 as charged in Count One of the (information) (complaint)." 3
Another reading: "We, the jury, find the defendant, (name of defendant), not guilty of
(offense charged), 4 as charged in the Count One of the (information) (complaint)."
Count Two
Another reading: "We, the jury, find the defendant, (name of defendant), guilty of
(offense charged), 5 as charged in Count Two of the (information) (complaint)." 6
Another reading: "We, the jury, find the defendant, (name of defendant), not guilty of
(offense charged), 7 as charged in Count Two of the (information) (complaint)."
It is for you to determine whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty of each of the
offenses charged. You must make a finding as to each count of the (information) (complaint).
Each count charges a separate crime, and you must consider each one separately. Your
verdict for the crime charged in one count must not affect your verdict on any other count. 8
History
Wis JI-Criminal 484 (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
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