Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in these rules.
Wis. Stat. § 906.01
General rule of competency
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Commonwealth v. Hutchinson (2011)
Most recently applied in State v. Erick O. Magett (July 2014)
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