Legal Opinion

State v. Rowan

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1874PublishedCited by 5 opinions

CERTIFIED from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. The record in this case is no longer on file in this court. The facts bearing upon the change of venue from the municipal to the circuit court will sufficiently appear from the opinion. contended, among other things, that the cause was not certified to this court according to law(Tay.

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CERTIFIED from the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County. The record in this case is no longer on file in this court. The facts bearing upon the change of venue from the municipal to the circuit court will sufficiently appear from the opinion. contended, among other things, that the cause was not certified to this court according to law(Tay. Stats., ch. 180, § 8 ; State v. Anson, 20 Wis., 651); that the application for a change of venue could not be made while defendant was under the verdict of guilty and the sentence thereon, nor while the cause was pending in the supreme court; that the…

1Opinion of the CourtCole, J.

We are inclined to agree with the attorney general upon the point that this case is not so reported by the circuit court, under section 8, ch. 180, as to present any question of law for our decision. The proper manner of reporting a case under this section for a review and decision of questions of law which the circuit court may deem doubtful or important, is pointed out in State v Anson, 20 Wis., 652; and it is very apparent that the report in the present cause does not conform to the practice there laid down. But the cause is likewise here upon exceptions certified by the circuit judge, and…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Rowan v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1872
  2. Wheeler v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869
  3. Bennet v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1869

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Carpenter v. ShepardsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
  2. Baker v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1883
  3. Goyke v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
  4. State v. JenkinsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1884
  5. State v. SasseWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888

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