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Wis JI-Criminal 980
Lifetime Supervision of Serious Sex Offenders § 939.615
THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTION SHOULD BE GIVEN IMMEDIATELY
AFTER THE INSTRUCTION ON THE OFFENSE CHARGED.
The information alleges not only that the defendant committed the crime of (name
offense) but also that one of the defendant’s purposes for committing that crime was the
defendant’s sexual arousal or gratification.
If you find the defendant guilty of (name offense), you must answer the following
question:
“Did the defendant commit the crime of (name offense) for the defendant’s sexual
arousal or gratification?”
Before you may answer “yes,” you must be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that
the answer to the question is “yes.”
If you are not so satisfied, you must answer the question “no.”
History
Wis JI-Criminal 980 (7/2024). Release No. 64. Wisconsin Court System, 7/2024. 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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