Section 939.10. Common law crimes abolished; common law rules preserved.  


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  • Common law crimes are abolished. The common law rules of criminal law not in conflict with chs. 939 to 951 are preserved.
1979 c. 89 ; 1987 a. 332 s. 64 ; 2007 a. 97 . The common law privilege to forcibly resist an unlawful arrest is abrogated. State v. Hobson, 218 Wis. 2d 350 , 577 N.W.2d 825 (1998), 96-0914 .