Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1908PublishedCited by 26 opinions

EeeoR to review a judgment of the municipal court for the eastern district of Waukesha county: O. E. Armik, Judge. The plaintiff in error, who was the defendant in the court below, and who will hereinafter he referred to as defendant, was convicted by the municipal court for the eastern district of Waukesha county, under sec. 4423, Stats. (1898), for obtaining money from one M. J. Wolf by false pretenses.

Read the full summary

EeeoR to review a judgment of the municipal court for the eastern district of Waukesha county: O. E. Armik, Judge. The plaintiff in error, who was the defendant in the court below, and who will hereinafter he referred to as defendant, was convicted by the municipal court for the eastern district of Waukesha county, under sec. 4423, Stats. (1898), for obtaining money from one M. J. Wolf by false pretenses. The information charges in substance that the defendant at the time stated, at the city of Waukesha, in the county of Waukesha, and in said municipal district, did unlawfully, knowingly, and…

1Opinion of the CourtBasiiRobd, J.

The defendant was convicted in the municipal court for the eastern district of Waukesha county, under sec. 4423, Stats. (1898), for obtaining money under false pretenses, and also of having been convicted for a former offense, subjecting him to the increased penalty imposed by statute in such cases, as charged by the information. The case is brought here upon a writ of error, and the assignments of error that are deemed material will be considered in the order presented.

The sufficiency of the first count of the information is challenged upon three grounds, the last of which only need be…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Paulson v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1903
  2. Commonwealth v. GorhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
  3. Hodge v. SmithWisconsin Supreme Court · 1907
  4. State v. KnowltonWashington Supreme Court · 1895
  5. People v. HerrickNew York Supreme Court · 1834

14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by26 opinions

  1. State v. DombrowskiWisconsin Supreme Court · 1969
  2. Dielectric Corp. v. Labor & Industry Review Co.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1983
  3. State v. WimmerCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1989
  4. Spoo v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
  5. State v. Superior CourtSupreme Court of Delaware · 1958

21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API