Armstrong v. State

Defendant asserts that the conviction was a nullity because the court did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendant. His counsel correctly points out that the preliminary examination was not timely held. He is also correct when he states that the failure to hold the preliminary examination within the time provided by statute results in the loss of personal jurisdiction over the defendant. Crummel v. State (1970), 46 Wis. 2d 348, 174 N. W. 2d 517; Logan v. State (1969), 43 Wis. 2d 128, 168 N. W. 2d 171.

It is apparent that where, as here, a proper objection has been made to the holding…