People v. Franszkiewicz

Defendant appeals her conviction for the murder of her husband, Romold Franszkiewicz, whose death occurred July 21, 1940. She married him in 1935. Both were advanced in years and both had been married before. They lived on a farm in Nadeau'township, Menominee county.

At the time of deceased’s death there seems to have been no suspicion of foul play. No inquest was ordered; and the official certificate gave heart trouble as the cause of death. However, on January 18, 1941, a petition was filed before a justice of the peace in Menominee for an order providing for the disinterment of the remains…