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Wisconsin Statutes Crimes (Ch. 938 to 951) § 939.43. Mistake

Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) An honest error, whether of fact or of law other than criminal law, is a defense if it negatives the existence of a state of mind essential to the crime.

(2) A mistake as to the age of a minor or as to the existence or constitutionality of the section under which the actor is prosecuted or the scope or meaning of the terms used in that section is not a defense.

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