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Chapter 71, Article 48, Nebraska Revised Statutes: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 71-4834-71-4842 Nevada: 2006: Chapter 451, Subchapter 5, Nevada Revised Statutes: NRS §§ 451.500-451.571 New Hampshire: 2006: Title 26, Chapter 291-A, New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated: RSA 291-A:1-291-A:23 New Jersey: 2006: Title 26, Chapter 6, New Jersey Revised ...
The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) is a nonpartisan agency that provides legal advice, legislative drafting services, and public policy research and analysis to the Wisconsin Legislature, and reference services to the legislature, state agencies, and the public.
In Wisconsin, the felony murder rule is found in Wis. Stat. Sec. 940.03 and was last revised in 2005. Generally, the statute applies to dangerous felonies, felonies that have a propensity to cause great bodily harm, or those that involve a dangerous weapon or even a facade of a weapon.
The 48th Assembly district of Wisconsin is one of 99 districts in the Wisconsin State Assembly. [1] Located in south-central Wisconsin, the district comprises northeastern suburban and exurban areas of the Madison area within northeast Dane County and the towns of Elba and Portland in southwest Dodge County .
Wisconsin became a U.S. state on May 29, 1848, and special elections were held to fill the first session of the State Assembly; at the time, the body consisted of 66 members. [2] The Assembly was expanded to 82 seats in 1852, and then to 97 seats in 1856, then to 100 seats in 1861, which is the maximum allowed in the Constitution of Wisconsin .
The Wisconsin State Journal is a daily newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by Lee Enterprises. The newspaper, the second largest in Wisconsin , is primarily distributed in a 19 county region in south-central Wisconsin. [ 2 ]
State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2009–2010 (PDF). Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. ISBN 978-0-9752820-3-8 .
The bill provides criminal immunity (WI statute 939.48(1m) [17]) and protection from civil suits (WI statute 895.62 [18]) for homeowners or business owners who use a gun in self-defense while on their property, with the presumption that any action is justified. The law is a "stand your ground" law, which does not contain a duty to retreat.