Wisconsin Statutes 971.03 – Form of information
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The information may be in the following form:
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
…. County,
In …. Court.
The State of Wisconsin
vs.
…. (Name of defendant).
I, …. district attorney for said county, hereby inform the court that on the …. day of …., in the year …. (year), at said county the defendant did (state the crime) …. contrary to section …. of the statutes.
Dated …., …. (year),
…. District Attorney
Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 971.03
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
- Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; "year" alone means "year of our Lord". See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01