Legal Opinion
Galloway v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Decided November 1, 1966PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGordon, J.
Subject-Matter Jurisdiction of the Court.
Mr. Galloway challenges his conviction. on the ground that the circuit court was without subject-matter jurisdiction because the criminal complaint against him was not made before “a magistrate or other person empowered to issue warrants of arrest” under sec. 954.02 (1), Stats. The complaint was sworn to before a deputy clerk of the Milwaukee county court, and such clerk is not one authorized to issue warrants of arrest. Cf. State ex rel. White v. Simpson (1965), 28 Wis. (2d) 590, 137 N. W. (2d) 391.
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2Cases cited29 opinions
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