Legal Opinion

Farino v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 13, 1931PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtFairchild, J.

The defendant’s first assignment of error relates to the proving of venue. The law that criminal cases shall be tried in the county where the offense was committed does not require the use of any prescribed formula in establishing venue. The State meets the requirements placed upon it when it has been made to appear definitely that the offense was committed in the county where the trial is being conducted or from which the case has been properly transferred. And this may be by specific statement or by proof of facts from which such inference reasonably follows. This important fact is usually…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Cupps v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
  2. Dillon v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Manna v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1923

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Warrix v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
  2. State v. BronstonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Gibson v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
  4. State v. WellsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Smith v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1975

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