Hayes v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Eeror to review a judgment of the circuit court for Columbia county: R. G. SiebeoKer, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff in error was informed against for murder, and was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentenced for a term of eight years. The affray, resulting in the death of a man called Murphy, occurred near the city of Portage. A party of nine or ten tramps were camping in a grove near the depot.
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Eeror to review a judgment of the circuit court for Columbia county: R. G. SiebeoKer, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff in error was informed against for murder, and was convicted of manslaughter in the first degree, and sentenced for a term of eight years. The affray, resulting in the death of a man called Murphy, occurred near the city of Portage. A party of nine or ten tramps were camping in a grove near the depot. Murphy became involved in a row with one of them, and finally cut his throat with a razor. • He then commenced fighting with Ha/yes and a boy who was with them. The boy struck at him…
1Opinion of the CourtBardeen, J.
Only such of the assigned errors as are herein noticed are considered of sufficient importance to require discussion.
The plaintiff in error complains of the admission of the testimony of Dr. Meacher as to the result of a post mortem examination made by him of the remains of the deceased some months after death, without notice to him. Ve know of no law that requires .notice to the accused in such Cases. The disinterment and examination was under the direction of the proper authorities, and in furtherance of public justice. It does not appear that it was done in defiance of sec. 4592, Stats.…
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