Lundstrum v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Erroe to review an order of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: OeeeN T. Williams, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff in error, Alberta Lundstrum, was charged with having murdered one Otto E. Lundstrum. The order sought to be reviewed was one made in habeas corpus proceedings,- and remanded her to her former imprisonment under the commitment by an examining magistrate.
1Opinion of the CourtBabNES, J.
The plaintiff in error was arrested on a ■charge of murder in the first degree. A preliminary examination resulted in her being held for trial without bail. She ■seeks discharge from custody by habeas corpus proceedings on ■the ground that she was not legally committed. The following reasons are urged in support of her contention: (1) There was no legal preliminary examination because the complaining witness was not sworn thereat; (2) the evidence offered ■at such examination failed to establish the fact that a crime had been committed; and (3) an alleged confession of the accused was…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State ex rel. Durner v. HueginWisconsin Supreme Court · 1901
- People v. CokahnourCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
- Emery v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1896
- Ex Parte PattersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1906
- United States v. BloomgartDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1868
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- State ex rel. Dinneen v. LarsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939