Legal Opinion

Martin v. State

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided February 24, 1891PublishedCited by 22 opinions

ERROR to the Circuit Court for Ashland County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Taylob as a part of the opinion: The plaintiff was convicted of the crime of burglary committed in the city of Ashland, in the county of Ashland.

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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Ashland County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Taylob as a part of the opinion: The plaintiff was convicted of the crime of burglary committed in the city of Ashland, in the county of Ashland. Tbe district attorney of said county, on tbe 6tb of June, 1889, filed in tbe circuit court of said county an information in tbe following language: “ I, George P. Rossman, district attorney for 'said county, hereby inform tbe court that on the 16th day of January, in the year 1889, at said county, F. G. Mwrtin, at the store building of R.…

1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.

The first error alleged by the learned counsel for the plaintiff in error is the ruling of the trial court upon his motion to sustain his plea in abatement. "What the object of the learned counsel was in making such motion at the time it was made, and before a jury was impaneled to try the issues in the case, is not entirely clear. "We think, however, that this court must treat the motion as having been made upon the plea itself, and upon the record therein *170supposed to be before the court, as of itself containing evidence sufficient to sustain such plea. There does not appear to have been any…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Santry v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1886
  2. Miller v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
  3. State v. LeichamWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
  4. Baker v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
  5. State v. FeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1865

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. La Follette v. RaskinWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Reichhoff v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Baker v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1894
  4. State v. SpringWisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Royce v. the Territory of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1897

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