Sasse v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Dodge County. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. argued, among other things, that the language used by the district attorney in his opening address was improper, and the failure of the court to stop him then and there is good ground for a new trial. 1 Am. Crim. Rep. 580; State v. Williams, 65 N. C. 505; Ferguson v. State, 49 Ind. 33; State v. Krmg, 64 Mo. 591; S. O. 2 Am. Crim.
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Dodge County. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. argued, among other things, that the language used by the district attorney in his opening address was improper, and the failure of the court to stop him then and there is good ground for a new trial. 1 Am. Crim. Rep. 580; State v. Williams, 65 N. C. 505; Ferguson v. State, 49 Ind. 33; State v. Krmg, 64 Mo. 591; S. O. 2 Am. Crim. Rep. 313; Long v. State, 56 Ind. 182; Gom/m. v. Scott, 123 Mass. 239; Austin v. People, 102 Ill. 261 j People v. Tyler, 36 Oal. 522; State v. Graham, 62 Iowa, 108; State v.…
1Opinion of the CourtCjIrton, J.
The plaintiff in error was tried and convicted, in the circuit court of Dodge county, for the crime of murder in the first degree for the killing of William Martin, in said ^county, on the 10th day of July, 1885, and was sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison during his natural life. We refrain from any further reference to the evidence in the case than to say- that it appears to have *532been wholly circumstantial. At tbe first opening of tbe case to tbe jury by the district attorney, and before any testimony bad been taken, be stated to tbe jury as follows: “ Tbe defendant committed a…
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