Legal Opinion · Concurrence

State v. Hubbard

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided July 15, 2008No. 2006AP2753-CRPublished

1ConcurrenceShirley S. Abrahamson, C.J.

¶ 60. (concurring). In an effort to sustain the circuit court's erroneous instruction, the majority opinion adopts a self-contradictory and unworkable approach to Wis. Stat. § 940.25(1), which makes it a Class F felony to cause great bodily harm to another by operation of a vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant.

¶ 61. Here are the essential facts: The State charged the defendant under Wis. Stat. § 940.25(1)(a), which provides that a person is guilty of a Class F felony if he or she "[clauses great bodily harm to another human being by the operation of a vehicle while under the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. WaalenWisconsin Supreme Court · 1986
  2. State v. HubbardCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2007

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