940.06 Second-degree reckless homicide.
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940.06 Second-degree reckless homicide.
(1)Whoever recklessly causes the death of another human being is guilty of a Class D felony.
(2)Whoever recklessly causes the death of an unborn child is guilty of a Class D felony.
940.06 Note Judicial Council Note, 1988: Second-degree reckless homicide is analogous to the prior offense of homicide by reckless conduct. The revised statute clearly requires proof of a subjective mental state, i.e., criminal recklessness. See s. 939.24 and the NOTE thereto. [Bill 191-S]