Wisconsin State Law Library

The July 2023 release of the Civil and Criminal jury instructions are now available at https://wilawlibrary.gov/jury

Civil jury instruction updates include the following instructions. Download release 55 to update your print sets. 

• NEW 430 A party's presence not required at trial
• 1090 Driver on Arterial Approaching Intersection: Lookout; Right of Way; Flashing Yellow Signal
• 1153 Right of Way: At Intersection with Through Highway
• 1155 Right of Way: At Intersections of Highways
• 1157 Right of Way: At Intersection of Highways: Ultimate Verdict Question
• 1158 Right of Way: To Pedestrian Crossing at Controlled Intersection 
• 1160 Right of Way: To Pedestrian at Intersections or Crosswalks on Divided Highways or Highways Provided with Safety Zones 
• 1165 Right of Way: To Pedestrian at Uncontrolled Intersection or Crosswalk
• 1190 Right of Way: Green Signal
• 1191 Duty of Driver Entering Intersection with Green Light in Driver's Favor: Lookout 
• 1192 Duty of Driver Approaching Intersection When Amber Light Shows
• 1195 Right of Way: Left Turn at Intersection
• 1225 Right of Way: Pedestrian's Duty: Crossing at Controlled Intersection or Crosswalk
• 1354 Turn or Movement: Ascertainment that Turn or Movement Can Be Made with Reasonable Safety: Lookout
• 3028 Contracts Implied in Law (Unjust Enrichment) 
• 8060 Adverse Possession Not Founded on Written Instrument (Wis. Stat. § 893.25) 

Criminal jury instruction updates include the following instructions. Download release 62 to update your print sets. 

• NEW 791 Coercion: Trafficking: Defense for a victim of § 940.302(2) or 948.051 - § 939.46(1m) 
• NEW 791 Example Coercion: Trafficking: Defense for a victim of § 940.302(2) or 948.051 - § 939.46(1m) 
• 600 Introductory Comment: Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect: Instructions for the "Bifurcated" Trial and Reexamination
• 700 Law Note: Theory of Defense Instructions
• 800 Privilege: Self-Defense: Force Less Than That Likely to Cause Death or Great Bodily Harm 
• 801 Privilege: Self-Defense: Force Less Than That Likely to Cause Death or Great Bodily Harm: Crimes Involving Recklessness or Negligence 
• 805 Privilege: Self-Defense: Force Intended or Likely to Cause Death or Great Bodily Harm
• 805A Law Note: Self-defense under § 939.48(1m)
• 820 Privilege: Self-Defense: Injury to Third Party Charged as Reckless or Negligent Crime
• 821 Privilege: Self-Defense: Unintended Harm to Third Party Charged as Intentional Crime
• 950 Privilege: Discipline by a Person Responsible for the Welfare of a Child
• 1021 First Degree Reckless Homicide
• 2114A Example Repeated Acts of Physical Abuse of a Child 
• 2666A Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of any Combination of an Intoxicant and any other Drug to a Degree that Renders Him or Her Incapable of Safely Driving
• SM-16 Collateral Attack on Prior Convictions
• SM-50 Competency to Proceed