Long v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. By sec. 3203&, Stats. 1919, the governor and the members of the state board of control were constituted a board to be known as the board for the relief of persons who have served terms of. imprisonment upon conviction of crime against the state of which they were innocent.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. By sec. 3203&, Stats. 1919, the governor and the members of the state board of control were constituted a board to be known as the board for the relief of persons who have served terms of. imprisonment upon conviction of crime against the state of which they were innocent. Provision is made for presentation of the case by petition to the board, and upon such hearing the board is required to find that it is clearly beyond reasonable doubt that the petitioner was innocent of the crime or offense for…
1Opinion of the CourtRosenberry, J.
On behalf of the petitioner it is argued that by the provisions of sec. 3047, Stats., an appeal lies in this case. It is there provided: “Appeals to the supreme court may be taken from the circuit courts . . .”
On behalf of the respondent it is contended that under the doctrine of Clancy v. Fire and Police Comm’rs, 150 Wis. 630, 138 N. W. 109, no right of appeal to the supreme court having been provided by the statute which created the right and prescribed the remedy, none exists. While the language under consideration in the case of Clancy v. Fire and Police Comm’rs is materially different…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State ex rel. Cook v. HouserWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Clancy v. Board of Fire & Police CommissionersWisconsin Supreme Court · 1912
- Puffer v. WelchWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
3Cited by11 opinions
- Chippewa County v. Outagamie CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
- Lefevre v. GoodlandWisconsin Supreme Court · 1945
- State v. JewellWisconsin Supreme Court · 1947
- Baxter v. SleemanWisconsin Supreme Court · 1928
- Brewer v. BurkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1938
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