STATE v. HARMON

No. 2005AP2480-CR.

723 N.W.2d 732 (2006)

2006 WI App 214

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Stephen D. HARMON, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed September 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Tim Provis, Port Washington.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the briefs of David J. Becker, asst. attorney general, and Peggy A. Lautenschlager, attorney general.

Before LUNDSTEN, P.J., DYKMAN and VERGERONT, JJ.


¶ 1 VERGERONT J.

Stephen D. Harmon appeals a judgment of conviction for violating Wisconsin's "hit-and-run" statute, WIS. STAT. § 346.67(1).1 Harmon contends the circuit court erroneously instructed the jury on the meaning of the word "accident" by not limiting the definition to unintentional acts. We conclude the word "accident" in § 346.67(1) means "an unexpected, undesirable event" and may encompass intentional conduct...

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