Legal Opinion
State v. Friedl
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided April 3, 1951PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
The question here presented is whether Judge Sachtjen was acting as a court or as a magistrate.
Ch. 354, Stats., provides the procedure for the arrest and examination of persons charged with crime. Sec. 354.01, Stats., authorizes certain officials, including judges of courts of record, to issue criminal process and designates all such as magistrates. Sec. 354.02 (5) provides in part:
“. . . It [the warrant] shall command that the defendant be arrested and brought before the magistrate.”
Sec. 354.04, Stats., requires that every person arrested upon a warrant shall be taken before the magistrate…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State ex rel. Durner v. HueginWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- State ex rel. T. L. Smith Co. v. Superior Court of Dane CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1920
- State Ex Rel. Tessler v. KubiakWisconsin Supreme Court · 1950
- State v. SorensonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1893
- State Ex Rel. Arthur v. ProctorWisconsin Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by12 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Jackson v. CoffeyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1963
- State Ex Rel. McCaffrey v. ShanksCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1985
- State Ex Rel. Klinkiewicz v. DuffyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- Fred J. Odell v. John C. Burke, Warden, Wisconsin State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- State Ex Rel. White v. District Court of Milwaukee CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1952
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