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Wis. Stat. § 967.01 (2026)

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967.01967.01 Title and effective date. Chapters 967 to 979 may be referred to as the criminal procedure code and shall be interpreted as a unit. Chapters 967 to 979 shall govern all criminal proceedings and is effective on July 1, 1970. Chapters 967 to 979 apply in all prosecutions commenced on or after that date. Prosecutions commenced prior to July 1, 1970, shall be governed by the law existing prior thereto.
967.01 HistoryHistory: 1979 c. 89.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2025 · leading case: State v. Wideman, 556 N.W.2d 737 (Wis. 1996).
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State v. Wideman, 556 N.W.2d 737 (Wis. 1996). · cites it 2× “18 The provisions governing complaints are applicable to all criminal proceedings, Wis. Stat. § 967.01 , and we can find no reason why they should not apply to criminal prosecutions under § 346.”
State v. White, 295 N.W.2d 346 (Wis. 1980). “a written statement of the essential facts constituting the offense charged.”
State v. Carpenter, 508 N.W.2d 69 (Wis. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 4× “03, Stats. The proceedings are conducted pursuant to Wisconsin's code of criminal procedure.”
State Ex Rel. Brockway v. Milwaukee Cnty. Circuit Court, 313 N.W.2d 845 (Wis. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 2× “Sec. 967.01, Stats. An unreasonable or absurd result from statutory construction is to be avoided.”
State Ex Rel. Farrell v. Schubert, 190 N.W.2d 529 (Wis. 1971). “The general section of the completely revised Criminal Procedure Code, 1969, sec. 967.01, Stats., states that the new provisions apply only to prosecutions commenced after July 1, 1970, and that “ [p] rosecutions commenced *356 prior to July 1, 1970, shall be governed by the law…”
State v. Gillespie, 2005 WI App 35 (Wis. 2005). · cites it 2× “See Wis. Stat. § 967.01 . Wisconsin Stat. §§ 970.”
Wilson v. State, 204 N.W.2d 508 (Wis. 1973). “2d 242 , as this case is governed by the law existing prior to the new procedural code, sec. 967.01, Stats., et seq. In Spiller this court stated that neither suK (1) nor sub.”
State v. Stewart, 201 N.W.2d 754 (Wis. 1972). “Sec. 967.01, Stats., provides: “Title and effective date.”
Scheid v. State, 211 N.W.2d 458 (Wis. 1973). · cites it 2× “Sec. 967.01, Stats., in pertinent part, provided: *579 ".”
State v. Walter L. Johnson (Wis. Ct. App. 2025). “§ § 967.01 (WISCONSIN STAT. chs. 967-979 “govern all criminal proceedings”).”
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