In re Keenan
Wisconsin Supreme Court
The prisoner having been convicted of manslaughter in the first degree in the circuit court of Iowa county, brought a writ of error to this court, upon which the judgment of the court below was reversed and a new trial ordered. Thereupon the prisoner applied for this writ, claiming to be discharged on the ground that he could not be again put in jeopardy. The facts of the case are all stated in the opinion of the court
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Cole, J.
This was an application to this court, at its present term, for a writ of habeas corpus to discharge the petitioner from imprisonment The material facts necessary for a proper understanding of the case, may be briefly stated as follows:
*696The prisoner was indicted for murder, was legally arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and was tried at the regular term of the circuit court for Iowa county, upon a good and valid indictment, and by a lawfully impanelled and qualified jury; was found guilty of manslaughter, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for seven years.…
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