Legal Opinion
O'Neil v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided February 9, 1926PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
The district attorney represents the commonwealth, — a commonwealth which demands no victims, —a commonwealth which “seeks justice only, — equal and impartial justice. ... It is as much the duty of the district attorney to see that no innocent man suffers as it is to see that no guilty man escapes.” Comm. v. Nicely, 130 Pa. St. 261, 18 Atl. 737, 738; People v. Fielding, 158 N. Y. 542, 53 N. E. 497, 498; State v. Kaufmann, 22 S. Dak. 433, 118 N. W. 337, 339; People v. Fong Sing, 38 Cal. App. 253, 175 Pac. 911, 916.
The district attorney is a quasi-judicial officer. State v. Russell, 83 Wis.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. . FieldingNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Commonwealth v. NicelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Hack v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- State v. RussellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Hillen v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1915
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. LenarchickWisconsin Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. BergenthalWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
- State Ex Rel. White v. SimpsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
- State v. HooperWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. HarrellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1996
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