2013 WISCONSIN ACT 307
An Act to repeal 939.24 (3); and to amend 939.42 (intro.), 939.42 (1) and 939.42 (2) of the statutes; relating to: eliminating voluntary intoxication as a defense to criminal liability.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:
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1. 939.24 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
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2. 939.42 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
939.42 Intoxication. (intro.) An intoxicated or a drugged condition of the actor is a defense only if such condition is involuntarily produced and does one of the following:
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3. 939.42 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
939.42 (1) Is involuntarily produced and renders Renders the actor incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong in regard to the alleged criminal act at the time the act is committed; or.
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4. 939.42 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
939.42 (2) Negatives the existence of a state of mind essential to the crime, except as provided in s. 939.24 (3).