Peterson v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to tbe Circuit Court for Calumet County. This was a writ of error to bring up the record in the case of the information against Peterson, convicted in said circuit court of murder in the second degree. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. It was argued, among other things, 1. That the record shows that no preliminary examination was ever had prior to the filing of the information.
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ERROR to tbe Circuit Court for Calumet County. This was a writ of error to bring up the record in the case of the information against Peterson, convicted in said circuit court of murder in the second degree. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion. It was argued, among other things, 1. That the record shows that no preliminary examination was ever had prior to the filing of the information. The statute provides for such an examination, and prescribes fully the mode in which it shall be conducted; it requires a plea, and an issue to be made up before the magistrate; that all…
1Opinion of the CourtLyoN, J.
On the 11th day of June, 1874, the district attorney of Calumet county filed in the circuit court for that county an information against the plaintiff in error, charging him with the crime of murder. On the same day, the accused was tried, and convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced by the court to imprisonment in the state prison for life. He thereupon sued out a writ of error from this court to reverse the judgment of the circuit court.
Errors are assigned as follows: 1. That it does not appear *540from the record that the accused was arraigned, or that he pleaded to the…
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