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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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Every person is competent to be a witness except as otherwise provided in these rules.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.