Baker v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ERROR to the Circuit Court for Monroe County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: June 26, 1882, a complaint was made by the mother of a child before Samuel Hayt, a justice of the peace in Sparta, to the effect that on or about August 15,1880, the plaintiff in error did beget upon her a bastard child, of which she was delivered April 23, 1881. Thereupon a warrant was issued, and Baker was brought before the justice, where he pleaded not…
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ERROR to the Circuit Court for Monroe County. The following statement of the case was prepared by Mr. Justice Cassoday: June 26, 1882, a complaint was made by the mother of a child before Samuel Hayt, a justice of the peace in Sparta, to the effect that on or about August 15,1880, the plaintiff in error did beget upon her a bastard child, of which she was delivered April 23, 1881. Thereupon a warrant was issued, and Baker was brought before the justice, where he pleaded not guilty; and subsequently, and upon examination, it was found by the justice that there was probable cause that he was…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The complaining witness was born in Janu-aiy, 1862, and was never married. The accused was five or six years older. Without going into details, we have 'no hesitancy in holding that there is plenty of evidence to sustain the verdict.
Numerous errors are assigned and vigorously urged by the learned counsel for the plaintiff in error.
1. It is urged that the circuit court got no jurisdiction, because Baker never waived an examination, and never had an examination before a qualified justice of the peace. This is based upon the claim that the village was a separate, independent organization; that…
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