State v. Dorcey

Defendant was convicted on June IS, 1979, after trial to a jury, of delivery of a controlled substance, cocaine, as party to a crime, contrary to secs. 161.16(4), 161.41(1) (b), and 939.05, Stats. Defendant appeals from the judgment of conviction, raising numerous arguments addressed below. We affirm.

SUBJECT-MATTER JURISDICTION

Defendant’s first argument is grounded in the oft-stated rule that an information 1 charging no offense known to law is insufficient to bestow jurisdiction on a court, 2 and takes the following form:(1) delivery of 1-cocaine, a derivative of coca leaves, is a crime,…