Hofer v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to review a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: J. J. FfluiT, Circuit Judge. Error to review a conviction of the offense of fornication with a sane female of previous chaste character under the age of eighteen years. It was claimed by tbe prosecution that the alleged offense was in fact committed at the home of the plaintiff in error. The companion of the alleged guilty party was a girl seventeen years of age.
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ERROR to review a judgment of the circuit court for La Crosse county: J. J. FfluiT, Circuit Judge. Error to review a conviction of the offense of fornication with a sane female of previous chaste character under the age of eighteen years. It was claimed by tbe prosecution that the alleged offense was in fact committed at the home of the plaintiff in error. The companion of the alleged guilty party was a girl seventeen years of age. Such party was a Catholic priest in charge of the congregation to which the people belonged with whom the girl resided. At the request of the plaintiff in error,…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
Several exceptions of minor importance, as we view them, were saved to instructions given to the jury and now presented for consideration. They are not wholly without merit, therefore it seems best to discuss them in detail so that the difficulties they present may not appear in case of another trial of the cause.
Though iterating and reiterating that the accused was entitled to the full benefit of a legal presumption of innocence and could not properly be convicted unless the evidence established his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the learned trial court said to the jury:
“All that the law…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Cupps v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Fertig v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Hanawalt v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1885
- Schwantes v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
- O'Boyle v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Vogel v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- Zeidler v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1926
- State v. YanceyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1966
- Cleaveland v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1933
- Gonzalez v. City of FranklinCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1986
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