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Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (2026)

Classification of felonies

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939.50939.50 Classification of felonies.
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939.50(1)(1) Felonies in the statutes are classified as follows:
939.50(1)(a)(a) Class A felony.
939.50(1)(b)(b) Class B felony.
939.50(1)(c)(c) Class C felony.
939.50(1)(d)(d) Class D felony.
939.50(1)(e)(e) Class E felony.
939.50(1)(f)(f) Class F felony.
939.50(1)(g)(g) Class G felony.
939.50(1)(h)(h) Class H felony.
939.50(1)(i)(i) Class I felony.
939.50(2)(2) A felony is a Class A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, or I felony when it is so specified in the statutes.
939.50(3)(3) Penalties for felonies are as follows:
939.50(3)(a)(a) For a Class A felony, life imprisonment.
939.50(3)(b)(b) For a Class B felony, imprisonment not to exceed 60 years.
939.50(3)(c)(c) For a Class C felony, a fine not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 40 years, or both.
939.50(3)(d)(d) For a Class D felony, a fine not to exceed $100,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 25 years, or both.
939.50(3)(e)(e) For a Class E felony, a fine not to exceed $50,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 15 years, or both.
939.50(3)(f)(f) For a Class F felony, a fine not to exceed $25,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 12 years and 6 months, or both.
939.50(3)(g)(g) For a Class G felony, a fine not to exceed $25,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 10 years, or both.
939.50(3)(h)(h) For a Class H felony, a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 6 years, or both.
939.50(3)(i)(i) For a Class I felony, a fine not to exceed $10,000 or imprisonment not to exceed 3 years and 6 months, or both.
939.50 HistoryHistory: 1977 c. 173; 1981 c. 280; 1987 a. 332 s. 64; 1993 a. 194; 1995 a. 69; 1997 a. 283; 1999 a. 188; 2001 a. 109.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 201 cases (55 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: State v. Timothy L. Finley, Jr., 2016 WI 63 (Wis. 2016).
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State v. Timothy L. Finley, Jr., 2016 WI 63 (Wis. 2016). · cites it 14× “§ 939.50(3) provides: (continued) 3 No. 2014AP2488-CR to the penalties specified in Wis.”
State v. Gerald D. Taylor, 2013 WI 34 (Wis. 2013). · cites it 14× “Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(h)——(i). 30 No. 2011AP1030-CR withdrawal after sentencing, which is higher than the "fair and just" standard before sentencing, "reflects the State's interest in the finality of convictions, and reflects the fact that the presumption of innocence no…”
State v. Head, 2002 WI 99 (Wis. 2002). · cites it 12× “Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(a) (1985-86). ¶ 56.”
State v. Radke, 2003 WI 7 (Wis. 2003). · cites it 13× “See Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(a). However, the sentencing judge has the discretion to set a date for parole eligibility.”
State v. Taylor, 2006 WI 22 (Wis. 2006). · cites it 12× “Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(bc). [3] Additionally, Taylor was charged as a repeater under Wis.”
State v. Stenklyft, 2005 WI 71 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 9× “195 applies to inmates sentenced under TIS-I and that the felony classification system employed by the second phase of Truth-in-Sentencing (TIS-II), under Wis. Stat. § 939.50 , should be utilized to *493 determine the "applicable percentage" of the term of initial confinement an…”
State v. Oakley, 2001 WI 103 (Wis. 2001). · cites it 8× “" Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(e). The legislature has amended this statute so that intentionally refusing to pay child support is now punishable by up to five years in prison.”
State v. Lechner, 576 N.W.2d 912 (Wis. 1998). · cites it 8× “Whether the legislature intended two classifications of homicide to be less or equally serious types of homicide is determined by reference to the penalty structure the legislature established in Wis.”
State v. Smith, 2012 WI 91 (Wis. 2012). · cites it 5× “Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(e). ¶ 5. The matter was set for trial.”
Ewing v. California, 538 U.S. 11 (2003). · cites it 2× “Wis. Stat. Ann. § 939.50 (3)(e) (West Supp.”
State v. Camacho, 501 N.W.2d 380 (Wis. 1993). · cites it 12× “Section 939.50(3) (b). Under the 1985 statutes, intentional homicide was a Class A felony with a penalty of life imprisonment.”
State v. Leopoldo R. Salas Gayton, 2016 WI 58 (Wis. 2016). · cites it 4× “" Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(d) (2009-10). Of the maximum 25 years imprisonment "[f]or a Class D felony, the term of confinement in prison may not exceed 15 years.”
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— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(1) — 2 cases
State v. Radke, 2003 WI 7 (Wis. 2003). “See Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(a). However, the sentencing judge has the discretion to set a date for parole eligibility.”
State v. Dugan, 534 N.W.2d 897 (Wis. Ct. App. 1995).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(2)(c) — 1 case
State v. Thomas J Busa (Wis. Ct. App. 2024).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(2)(e) — 1 case
State v. Danforth, 385 N.W.2d 125 (Wis. 1986).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3) — 11 cases
State v. Timothy L. Finley, Jr., 2016 WI 63 (Wis. 2016). “§ 939.50(3) provides: (continued) 3 No. 2014AP2488-CR to the penalties specified in Wis.”
State v. Grayson, 493 N.W.2d 23 (Wis. 1992).
State v. Camacho, 501 N.W.2d 380 (Wis. 1993). “Section 939.50(3) (b). Under the 1985 statutes, intentional homicide was a Class A felony with a penalty of life imprisonment.”
State v. John R. Brott, 2023 WI App 45 (Wis. Ct. App. 2023).
State v. H. C., 2025 WI 20 (Wis. 2025).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(C) — 1 case
In the Matter of James Michael Zarzynski & Kathryn Kleist Zarzynski, Debtors-Appellants, 771 F.2d 304 (7th Cir. 1985).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(a) — 10 cases
State v. Raymond L. Nieves, 2017 WI 69 (Wis. 2017).
State v. Camacho, 501 N.W.2d 380 (Wis. 1993). “Section 939.50(3) (b). Under the 1985 statutes, intentional homicide was a Class A felony with a penalty of life imprisonment.”
State v. Boehm, 379 N.W.2d 874 (Wis. Ct. App. 1985).
State v. Setagord, 523 N.W.2d 124 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994).
State v. Reinwand, 922 N.W.2d 309 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(b) — 11 cases
State v. Camacho, 501 N.W.2d 380 (Wis. 1993). “Section 939.50(3) (b). Under the 1985 statutes, intentional homicide was a Class A felony with a penalty of life imprisonment.”
State v. Jeninga, 925 N.W.2d 574 (Wis. Ct. App. 2019).
State v. Thompson, 493 N.W.2d 729 (Wis. Ct. App. 1992).
State v. Davis, 425 N.W.2d 411 (Wis. 1988).
State v. Douglas, 908 N.W.2d 466 (Wis. Ct. App. 2018).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(bc) — 5 cases
State v. Hampton, 2004 WI 107 (Wis. 2004).
State v. Damaske, 567 N.W.2d 905 (Wis. Ct. App. 1997).
State v. Payette, 2008 WI App 106 (Wis. Ct. App. 2008).
State v. Hampton, 2002 WI App 293 (Wis. Ct. App. 2002).
State v. Orlebeke, 685 N.W.2d 172 (Wis. Ct. App. 2004).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(c) — 20 cases
State v. Comstock, 485 N.W.2d 354 (Wis. 1992).
State v. Kenneth M. Asboth, Jr., 2017 WI 76 (Wis. 2017).
State v. Camacho, 501 N.W.2d 380 (Wis. 1993). “Section 939.50(3) (b). Under the 1985 statutes, intentional homicide was a Class A felony with a penalty of life imprisonment.”
State v. Paske, 471 N.W.2d 55 (Wis. 1991).
State v. Martin, 456 N.W.2d 892 (Wis. Ct. App. 1990).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(d) — 14 cases
Strozinsky v. Sch. Dist. of Brown Deer, 2000 WI 97 (Wis. 2000).
State v. Peterson, 2001 WI App 220 (Wis. Ct. App. 2001).
State v. Payette, 2008 WI App 106 (Wis. Ct. App. 2008).
State v. Goldstein, 513 N.W.2d 631 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994).
State v. Medford B. Matthews, III (Wis. Ct. App. 2019).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(e) — 9 cases
State v. Smith, 2012 WI 91 (Wis. 2012). “Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(e). ¶ 5. The matter was set for trial.”
State v. Stoehr, 396 N.W.2d 177 (Wis. 1986).
Logan v. State, 48 S.W.3d 296 (Tex. App. 2001).
State v. Grayson, 493 N.W.2d 23 (Wis. 1992).
State v. King, 523 N.W.2d 159 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(f) — 5 cases
State v. Jason A. Marcotte, 2020 WI App 28 (Wis. Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Scott W. Forrett, 2021 WI App 31 (Wis. Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Jarvis Kenwaun Webb (Wis. Ct. App. 2020).
State v. Fredrick Bernard Linder, Jr. (Wis. Ct. App. 2021).
State v. Nicholas Joseph Meyer (Wis. Ct. App. 2023).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(g) — 7 cases
State v. Andre M. Chamblis, 2015 WI 53 (Wis. 2015).
Schwigel v. Kohlmann, 2005 WI App 44 (Wis. Ct. App. 2005).
State v. Williams, 2013 WI App 74 (Wis. Ct. App. 2013).
State v. Lynne M. Shirikian, 2023 WI App 13 (Wis. Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Daniels, 927 N.W.2d 157 (Wis. Ct. App. 2019).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(h) — 8 cases
State v. Gerald D. Taylor, 2013 WI 34 (Wis. 2013). “Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(h)——(i). 30 No. 2011AP1030-CR withdrawal after sentencing, which is higher than the "fair and just" standard before sentencing, "reflects the State's interest in the finality of convictions, and reflects the fact that the presumption of innocence no…”
State v. Cain, 2012 WI 68 (Wis. 2012).
Josh Kaul v. Joel Urmanski, as DA for Sheboygan Cnty., WI, 2025 WI 32 (Wis. 2025).
State v. James A. Culver (Wis. Ct. App. 2019).
State v. J. D. B. (Wis. Ct. App. 2024).
— Wis. Stat. § 939.50(3)(i) — 5 cases
State v. Smith, 2012 WI 91 (Wis. 2012). “Wis. Stat. § 939.50 (3)(e). ¶ 5. The matter was set for trial.”
State v. Harenda Enter., Inc., 2008 WI 16 (Wis. 2008).
State v. Steven M. Nelson (Wis. Ct. App. 2023).
State v. Medford B. Matthews, III (Wis. Ct. App. 2019).
Christopher Hookstead v. Gary Beal (Wis. Ct. App. 2021).
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