Clifford v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to tbe County Court of Winnebago County^ The plaintiff in error was convicted of an offense under section 5 of chapter 35, R. S., as amended by chapter 147, laws of 1862, before a justice of-the peace of Winnebago county, and also by tbe county court of tbat county, on appeal; and bis motion to quasb tbe complaint, and bis subsequent motion in arrest of judgment, having both been overruled, be seeks bere to reverse tbe judgment of tbe latter court.
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ERROR to tbe County Court of Winnebago County^ The plaintiff in error was convicted of an offense under section 5 of chapter 35, R. S., as amended by chapter 147, laws of 1862, before a justice of-the peace of Winnebago county, and also by tbe county court of tbat county, on appeal; and bis motion to quasb tbe complaint, and bis subsequent motion in arrest of judgment, having both been overruled, be seeks bere to reverse tbe judgment of tbe latter court. Tbe defects in tbe complaint, on wbicb sucb motions were based, sufficiently appear in tbe opinion of tbe court. [No brief on file.] argued…
1Opinion of the CourtDixon, C. J.
Tbis was a complaint under section five of tbe excise law, now found as cb. 147, Laws of 1862-, (1 Taylor’s Statutes, ch, 35, § 5, p. 730), instituted before a justice of tbe peace of Winnebago county, and taken thence by appeal to tbe county court of tbat county, where, after conviction, and a motion in arrest of judgment, wbicb was overruled, tbe defendant, now plaintiff in error, took bis bill of exceptions and sued out tbis writ. It is only necessary to consider tbe first point made in tbe court below, in support of tbe motion in arrest, wbicb was, tbat the complaint charged no offense…
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