Bailey v. State

On May 26, 1973, the jury found the plaintiff in error, Jack Douglas Bailey, guilty of the first-degree murder of Rose Marie Ahnen, age seven, contrary to sec. 940.01, Stats. He was also found guilty of enticing a child, Rose Marie Ahnen, for immoral purposes contrary to sec. 944.12, and of attempting to entice a child, Paticia Crandall, age ten, for immoral purposes contrary to secs. 944.12 and 939.32. Bailey was found not guilty of indecent behavior with a child contrary to sec. 944.11 (1). The trial had been removed to Dane county from Racine county pursuant to an order for change of venue due to prejudicial pretrial publicity.