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In re O'Connor

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1875PublishedCited by 14 opinions

CEETIOB ABI to the County Court of Milwaukee County, to review proceedings bad before the county judge upon the petition of John O’Connor for a writ of habeas corpus. The case is stated in the opinion. argued, that the county court erred in holding that he could not go back of the warrant issued out of the municipal court upon which the petitioner was arrested.

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CEETIOB ABI to the County Court of Milwaukee County, to review proceedings bad before the county judge upon the petition of John O’Connor for a writ of habeas corpus. The case is stated in the opinion. argued, that the county court erred in holding that he could not go back of the warrant issued out of the municipal court upon which the petitioner was arrested. Although it appeared from the warrant that the offense charged was committed within the jurisdiction of the municipal court, yet the petition for the writ distinctly alleges that the offense was not committed in the city and county of…

1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.

The questions of law to be considered in this case arise upon the following facts, which are stated in the brief of the counsel for the petitioner.

■ On the 4th day of May, 1874, the petitioner was an inmate of the National Home for Disabled Yolunteer Soldiers, near the city of Milwaukee. On the same day, Samuel Hynes and Peter Manning were also inmates of the said National Home, which is located some three miles from the city of Milwaukee, in the town of Wauwatosa. On the 7th day of May, said Hynes made complaint to the municipal court of the city and county of Milwaukee, charging the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. BevansSupreme Court of the United States · 1818
  2. Commonwealth v. ClaryMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1811
  3. People v. GodfreyNew York Supreme Court · 1819
  4. Ford v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1859

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Orme v. Atlas Gas and Oil Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
  2. State ex rel. Lyle v. WillettTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
  3. In re KellyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Wisconsin · 1895
  4. Fort Leavenworth Railroad Co. v. LoweSupreme Court of Kansas · 1882
  5. Valley County v. ThomasMontana Supreme Court · 1939

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