{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-939.71","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 939.71","heading":"Limitation on the number of convictions.","body":"If an act forms the basis for a crime punishable under more than one statutory provision of this state or under a statutory provision of this state and the laws of another jurisdiction, a conviction or acquittal on the merits under one provision bars a subsequent prosecution under the other provision unless each provision requires proof of a fact for conviction which the other does not require.","path":["Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code","Chapter 939 Crimes — General Provisions","SUBCHAPTER VI RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/939.71","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":"04984694e876ec75b5008e46617e91f464087e44d63c2564b6e0e624acb915d7","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-939.70","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-939.72"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}