Jackson v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to review a judgment of the circuit court for Iowa county: Geo. ClemeNtsoN, Circuit Judge.. The plaintiff in error was tried and convicted on the second count of the information, of which the following is a copy: “ [Yenue, title, etc.] “ Count 1.— I, G. E. Whitman, district attorney for said county, hereby inform the court that on the 7 th day of July, A. D. 1894, at Said county, William T. Jackson did with force and arms, in and upon one Mildreth Daniels, a female of…
Read the full summary
ERROR to review a judgment of the circuit court for Iowa county: Geo. ClemeNtsoN, Circuit Judge.. The plaintiff in error was tried and convicted on the second count of the information, of which the following is a copy: “ [Yenue, title, etc.] “ Count 1.— I, G. E. Whitman, district attorney for said county, hereby inform the court that on the 7 th day of July, A. D. 1894, at Said county, William T. Jackson did with force and arms, in and upon one Mildreth Daniels, a female of the age of ten years or more, to wit, of the age of fourteen years, violently and feloniously make an assault, and her,…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, C. J.
1. The statute under which the plaintiff in error was convicted provides that, “ in case any man shall commit fornication with a female of previous chaste character under the age of fifteen years, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished,” etc. S. & B. Ann. Stats, sec. 4580. The second count, as originally drawn, was substantially in the language of the statute. Such language, according to its natural import, being fully descriptive of the offense, would ordinarily he deemed sufficient even in case of an indictment. Potter v. U. S. 155 U. S. 438; Dunbar v. U. S. 156 U. S. 185. Our…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Pointer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Dunbar v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Potter v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- People v. GageMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
- Proper v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1893
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by31 opinions
- Harrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1979
- Sims v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1922
- People v. . FaberNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Hack v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- State v. PeirceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1916
26 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.