McEntee v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Crawford County. McJBhitee was indicted in said court, the indictment charging, with specification of time and place, that he, “upon one Peter Coleman, feloniously did make an assault, and the said Peter Coleman then and there felo-niously did put in fear, and one wallet of the value of seventy-five cents; one United States note, commonly called greenback, of tke value of ten dollars, and one United States note, commonly called greenback, of…
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Crawford County. McJBhitee was indicted in said court, the indictment charging, with specification of time and place, that he, “upon one Peter Coleman, feloniously did make an assault, and the said Peter Coleman then and there felo-niously did put in fear, and one wallet of the value of seventy-five cents; one United States note, commonly called greenback, of tke value of ten dollars, and one United States note, commonly called greenback, of tke valne of two dollars; two United States notes, commonly called greenbacks, of tke valne of one dollar eack; two bills…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.
There being no bill of exceptions in this case, we can only consider such alleged errors as may appear upon the record. Among other objections taken to the proceedings upon the trial, is the one that the verdict is contrary to the instructions of the court. But, for the reason first given, it is obvious that these instructions are not before us.
It was claimed upon the argument, that the indictment was so defective that it would not sustain a conviction for any offense. This objection, however, was not seriously insisted upon. The indictment is undoubtedly rather inartistically drawn. It is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Terry v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1859
3Cited by4 opinions
- Koch v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- State v. JohnsonWashington Supreme Court · 1898
- People v. SugarmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1926
- Miller v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1880