Common law crimes are abolished. The common law rules of criminal law not in conflict with chs. 939 to 951 are preserved.
Wis. Stat. § 939.10
Common law crimes abolished; common law rules preserved
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Sutterfield v. City of Milwaukee (2014)
Most recently applied in State v. Maltese Lavele Williams (July 2015)
1979 c. 89; 1987 a. 332 s. 64; 2007 a. 97
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