972.07 Jeopardy.
972.07
972.07 Jeopardy. Jeopardy attaches:972.07(1)
(1) In a trial to the court without a jury when a witness is sworn;972.07(2)
(2) In a jury trial when the selection of the jury has been completed and the jury sworn.972.07 - ANNOT.
The federal rule that jeopardy attaches when the jury is sworn is an integral part of the guarantee against double jeopardy. Crist v. Bretz, 437 U.S. 28 (1978).972.07 - ANNOT.
NOTE: See also the notes to Article I, section 8, of the Wisconsin Constitution.