State v. Hoffman

The crime of which the defendant was convicted is one of the most serious known to’ the law. This court, ever since Conners v. State, 47 Wis. 523, 2 N. W. 1143, has consistently adhered to a strict rule as to the proof required in such cases. Whittaker v. State, 50 Wis. 518, 7 N. W. 431; Bohlmann v. State, 98 Wis. 617, 74 N. W. 343; O’Boyle v. State, 100 Wis. 296, 75 N. W. 989; Devoy v. State, 122 Wis. 148, 99 N. W. 455; Brown v. State, 127 Wis. 193, 106 N. W. 536; McLain v. State, 159 Wis. 204, 149 N. W. 771; B- v. State, 166 Wis. 525, 166 N. W. 32; Purpero v. State, 190 Wis. 363, 208 N. W.…