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Wis JI-Criminal 755B
Involuntary Intoxication or Drugged Condition
ADD THE FOLLOWING TO THE INSTRUCTION ON THE OFFENSE
CHARGED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DEFINITION OF THE MENTAL
ELEMENT TO WHICH THE EVIDENCE OF INTOXICATION RELATES.
Involuntary Intoxication
Evidence has been presented which, if believed by you, tends to show that the defendant
was involuntarily (intoxicated) (drugged) at the time of the alleged offense. You must
consider this evidence in deciding whether the defendant acted with the (describe mental
state) 1 required for this offense.
(An intoxicated) (A drugged) condition may be a defense to criminal liability if it is
involuntarily produced. (An intoxicated) (A drugged) condition is involuntary when it is
brought about by duress, deceit, or mistake. 2
If the defendant was so (intoxicated) (drugged) that the defendant did not (describe
mental state), you must find the defendant not guilty of (charged crime).
Before you may find the defendant guilty, the State must prove by evidence that satisfies
you beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant (describe mental state).
History
Wis JI-Criminal 755B (2015). Release No. 53, 4/2015. © 2015, 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
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