Yanke v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
EEEOE to the Circuit Court for Columbia County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “The plaintiff in error was found guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon upon Louis Koepp, October 10, 1879, with an intent to kill him, and was accordingly sentenced to imprisonment for the term of five years.
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EEEOE to the Circuit Court for Columbia County. The case is thus stated by Mr. Justice Cassoday: “The plaintiff in error was found guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon upon Louis Koepp, October 10, 1879, with an intent to kill him, and was accordingly sentenced to imprisonment for the term of five years. The theory of the prosecution was, and there was evidence tending to show, that, about a week prior to the alleged assault, the plaintiff in error, Fred., and the complainant, Louis, being cousins, were together near Eochester, Minnesota, where Louis had been at work; that Fred, there…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
1. The first error assigned is the admission of evidence, against objection on the part of Fred., of what was said and done in Minnesota in regard to the note. It is true, the occurrence took place at a long distance from the place of the assault, and some days before. Tet as Fred, and Louis were, during all the time, together or acting in concert with a view of returning to Wisconsin, we are inclined to the opinion that such testimony had- some bearing upon the question of motive, which, in view of the contradictory statements of these two parties, and the nature of the offense, was an…
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