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Hintz v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 23, 1905PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Ebeoe to review a judgment of the circuit court for Wau-kesha county: James J. Dick, Circuit Judge. The accused was convicted of murder in the third degree, and sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison at Wau-pun for the term of fourteen years. He complains of error..

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Ebeoe to review a judgment of the circuit court for Wau-kesha county: James J. Dick, Circuit Judge. The accused was convicted of murder in the third degree, and sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison at Wau-pun for the term of fourteen years. He complains of error.. It appears from the record: That one Henry Piske and wife, Augusta Piske, prior to August 1, 1903, lived upon a ten-acre tract of land, with a house and other buildings thereon, in Muskego, Waukesha county, Wisconsin. That they had' known the accused for several years prior to August 1, 1903. On the day last mentioned the…

1Opinion of the CourtKeewiN, J.

1. It is claimed by the accused that the court erred in the admission of evidence on the part of the state to prove certain alleged confessions made to witnesses Wm. Scholl, Geo. Dwinnell, and M. L. Snyder. After Mr. Snyder learned that the accused had been taken from Milwaukee to Waukesha he saw the sheriff and expressed a desire to see him. He went to the jail in the afternoon and had a conversation with the accused. He also accompanied the sheriff, undersheriff, and accused to1 the Piske farm. Before starting, it appears, Mr. Snyder warned the prisoner that he was under no obligation to…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Fletcher v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1892
  2. State v. StormsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
  3. Holsenbake v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1872
  4. Snoddy v. Madison Co. CourtCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1801
  5. Keenan v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Murphy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1923
  2. State v. JonNevada Supreme Court · 1923
  3. People v. KlyczekIllinois Supreme Court · 1923
  4. State v. DixsonMontana Supreme Court · 1927
  5. Fitter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1919

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