{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-939.44","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 939.44","heading":"Adequate provocation.","body":"(1) In this section:\n(a) “Adequate” means sufficient to cause complete lack of self-control in an ordinarily constituted person.\n(b) “Provocation” means something which the defendant reasonably believes the intended victim has done which causes the defendant to lack self-control completely at the time of causing death.\n(2) Adequate provocation is an affirmative defense only to first-degree intentional homicide and mitigates that offense to 2nd-degree intentional homicide.","path":["Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code","Chapter 939 Crimes — General Provisions","SUBCHAPTER III DEFENSES TO CRIMINAL LIABILITY"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/939.44","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:50Z","sha256":"6f5b2a5ac997f6bdfa3ba29a6953d90998be6634490500847079b30d07cb1c2a","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-939.43","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-939.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}