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154 U.S. 626

Docket No. 685.

Morrill v. Wisconsin

Supreme Court of the United States

Submitted March 14, 1877.

Decided March 19, 1877.

Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1877-03-19

<p>ERROR TO THE SUTREME COURT OR THE STATE OR WISCONSIN.</p>

2 counsel of record

Relies on Welton v. The State of Missouri

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Reversed · 8–0 · Decided 1877-03-19

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Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently March 1996

3 district · 3 state decisions

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¶1ERROR TO THE SUTREME COURT OR THE STATE OR WISCONSIN.

¶2Welton v. Missouri, 91 U. S- 275, followed.

¶3Mr. J. P. C. Gottrill for plaintiff in error.

¶4Mr. I. C. Sloan for defendant in error.

¶5Mr. Chier Justice Waite

¶6announced the opinion of the court.

¶7The judgment in this case is reversed, upon the authority of Welton v. Missouri, 91 U. S. 275, which has .already been followed by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin in Van Buren v. Downing, decided since this writ of error was taken and not yet reported.

¶8The cause is remanded with instructions to enter a judgment reversing the judgment of the Circuit Court and directing -that court to discharge the'defendant from imprisonment and suffer him to depart without day. Reversed.

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