Nichols v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Columbia County. The case is stated in the opinion. argued, 1. That the information against Julia Nichols was insufficient because it did not conclude “ against the peace and dignity of the state of Wisconsin” (Const, of Wis., art. VII, sec. 17; Williams v. The Slate, 27 Wis., 402); and the principal not being properly charged, the information against the alleged accessary must fail. 2. That it is only in the case of felonies that there can be…
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Columbia County. The case is stated in the opinion. argued, 1. That the information against Julia Nichols was insufficient because it did not conclude “ against the peace and dignity of the state of Wisconsin” (Const, of Wis., art. VII, sec. 17; Williams v. The Slate, 27 Wis., 402); and the principal not being properly charged, the information against the alleged accessary must fail. 2. That it is only in the case of felonies that there can be accessaries either before or after the fact (4 Denio, 139 ; 2 Hill, 558; 1 Wis., 184); that the offense charged against…
1Opinion of the CourtLyon, J.
An information was filed in the circuit court against the plaintiffs in error, in which it was charged, in apt and proper terms, that the said Julia Nichols had theretofore concealed the death of a child, the issue of her body, which, had it been born alive, would have been a bastard, so that it might not be known whether such issue was born alive or not, or whether it was not murdered ; and that Dudley, the other plaintiff in error, incited and procured her to commit such offense. The paragraph of the information which sets out Julia's offense, does not conclude with the formula “ against *310the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Williams v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1871
- Wilson v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1853
3Cited by15 opinions
- State ex rel. Durner v. HueginWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- Brown v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- State Ex Rel. Gaynon v. KruegerWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- State v. CampbellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Murphy v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1900
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