1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Wis.
  4. 259 Wis.
  5. 259 Wis. 234 (1951)
 

POTMAN v. STATE

259 Wis. 234 (1951)

POTMAN, Plaintiff in error, vs. THE STATE, Defendant in error.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

May 8, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiff in error there was a brief by Flynn & Greenquist, attorneys, and William W. Storms of counsel, all of Racine, and oral argument by Gerald T. Flynn.

For the defendant in error there was a brief by the Attorney General and William Platz, assistant attorney general, and Edward A. Krenzke, district attorney of Racine county, and A. Lucareli, assistant district attorney, and oral argument by Mr. Platz, Mr. Krenzke, and Mr. Lucareli.

FRITZ, C. J.

Sec. 351.24, Stats., provides:

"Any woman who shall conceal the death of any issue of her body which, if born alive, would be an illegitimate child, so that it may not be known whether such issue was born alive or not or whether it was not murdered, shall be punished by imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year nor less than six months, or by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars."

Upon...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases