Legal Opinion
State v. Timm
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided June 25, 1991No. 90-2781PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLaROCQUE, J.
The state of Wisconsin appeals an order dismissing a criminal complaint against Paul Timm. Timm, who put ant killer in Quinton Woller's beverage, is charged with violating sec. 941.325, Stats., which makes it a felony to tamper with "candy or other edibles” with the intent to cause bodily harm. The trial court held that the statute applies only to tampering with solids and does not include tampering with liquids or drinkables. We conclude that the term "edibles" as used in sec. 941.325 includes both solids and liquids and reverse the trial court.
Timm and Woller were at a party when Timm got…
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