Legal Opinion
State v. Harmon
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 28, 2006No. 2005AP2480-CRPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VERGERONT J.
¶ 1. Stephen D. Harmon appeals a judgment of conviction for violating Wisconsin's "hit- and-run" statute, Wis. Stat. § 346.67(1). Harmon contends the circuit court erroneously instructed the jury on the meaning of the word "accident" by not limiting the definition to unintentional acts. We conclude the word "accident" in § 346.67(1) means "an unexpected, undesirable event" and may encompass intentional conduct. Harmon also contends that, if we construe "accident" in § 346.67(1) to include intentional conduct, then the reporting requirements infringe his Fifth Amendment privilege…
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