Snow v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE TERRITORY OF UTAH. The case which makes the question of jurisdiction decided by the court is stated in its opinion. The question was not considered by counsel in argument: but on its own suggestion the court gave the parties an opportunity to file briefs, which was done by counsél for plaintiff in error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatcheord
There are three writs of error to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah to review judgments of that court affirming judgments of the District Court of the First Judicial District of that Territory, rendered on convictions of the plaintiff in error on indictments founded on § 3 of the Act of March 22, 1882, 22 Stat. 31, for cohabiting with more than one woman. Each of the judgments imposed imprisonment for six months and a fine of $300.
The question of the jurisdiction of this court over these writs of error presents itself at the threshold. It was not suggested by the counsel for the…
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