Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Cullen v. Ceci
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided January 9, 1970No. 5PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHeffernan, J.
After perfection of the appeal in this case, but prior to the time of argument, this court decided on May 6, 1969, State ex rel. Dore v. Stoltz (1969), 42 Wis. 2d 534, 167 N. W. 2d 214. This case held that:
“A writ of prohibition will not be issued when there is an adequate remedy by appeal or otherwise. See Drugsvold v. Small Claims Court (1961), 13 Wis. 2d 228, 231, 108 N. W. 2d 648. This court has long approved the use of habeas corpus to challenge the validity of the complaint and the validity of a bindover, and we now declare that this is the sole remedy for this type of situation.” (p.…
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2Cases cited38 opinions
- Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- M'culloch v. State of MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- United States v. VentrescaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by70 opinions
- State v. BlalockCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1989
- State v. PaszekWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
- Commonwealth v. MillsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- State v. AsfoorWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1986
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