State v. Beno

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  1. Wisconsin Constitution – Construction: General

    Wisconsin State Public DefenderFebruary 23, 2002

    We are to examine:(1) The [nineteenth century] plain meaning of the words in the context used;(2) The historical analysis of the constitutional debates and of what practices were in existence in 1848, which the court may reasonably presume were also known to the framers of the 1848 constitution, and;(3) The earliest interpretation of this section by the legislature as manifested in the first law passed following the adoption of the constitution.State v. Beno, 116 Wis. 2d 122, 136-37, 341 N.W.2d 668 (1984) (citations omitted).¶5. This case requires us to interpret language in the Wisconsin Constitution.