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Wis JI-Criminal 650
Advice to a Person Found Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect
THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE READ TO A PERSON WHO IS FOUND NOT
GUILTY BY REASON OF MENTAL DISEASE OR DEFECT AND
COMMITTED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES
"The court is required to inform you that Section 941.29 of the Wisconsin Statutes
provides that if you possess a firearm at any time after being found not guilty of a felony by
reason of mental disease or defect you may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment not to
exceed 10 years or to pay a fine not to exceed $25,000, or both. 1
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IF THE PERSON HAS BEEN FOUND NOT
GUILTY OF A VIOLENT FELONY BY REASON OF MENTAL DISEASE OR
DEFECT 2
["The court is required to inform you that Section 941.291 of the Wisconsin Statutes
provides that if you possess a body armor at any time after being found not guilty of a violent
felony by reason of mental disease or defect you may be sentenced to a term of imprisonment
not to exceed 15 years or to pay a fine not to exceed $50,000, or both.]
"The court has ordered that you be committed to the Department of Health Services and
placed in an institution for the reason that you have been found not guilty of (name of
crime) by reason of mental disease or defect. You have the right to appeal the finding that
you committed (name of crime). 3 You also have the right to appeal this court's decision to
place you in an institution. 4 And you have the right to ask the court to order that you be
released from the institution on conditions after you have been there for at least six months. 5
"You should discuss all of these matters with your attorney. Your attorney is directed to
explain these rights to you and to take all necessary actions on your behalf to assure that any
rights you wish to pursue are preserved."
History
Wis JI-Criminal 650 (2011). Release No. 49, 5/2011. © 2011, 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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