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Code · Wisconsin · Chapter 971 — Criminal procedure — proceedings before and at trial

971.36 Theft; pleading and evidence; subsequent prosecutions.

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971.36 Theft; pleading and evidence; subsequent prosecutions.
(1)In any criminal pleading for theft, it is sufficient to charge that the defendant did steal the property (describing it) of the owner (naming the owner) of the value of (stating the value in money).
(2)Any criminal pleading for theft may contain a count for receiving the same property and the jury may find all or any of the persons charged guilty of either of the crimes.
(3)In any case of theft involving more than one theft, all thefts may be prosecuted as a single crime if one of the following applies:
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