A crime punishable by imprisonment in the Wisconsin state prisons is a felony. Every other crime is a misdemeanor.
Wis. Stat. § 939.60
Felony and misdemeanor defined
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case State v. Leitner (2002)
Most recently applied in 371 Wis. 2d 519 - State v. Villamil (April 2016)
1977 c. 418 s. 924 (18) (e)
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Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.