Legal Opinion
State v. Lee Lim
Utah Supreme Court
Decided February 4, 1932No. 5041PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFolland, J.
The defendant, on October 13, 1926, in the district court of Salt Lake county, entered a plea of guilty to the charge of murder in the second degree, and was sentenced by the court to an indeterminate term of imprisonment in the Utah State Prison of between ten years and life. Pursuant to this sentence, defendant was delivered to the warden of the state prison and remained imprisoned until released on habeas corpus proceedings in January, 1930. Lee Lim v. Davis, 75 Utah 245, 284 P. 323, 325. In that case this court held the indeterminate sentence void for indefiniteness because not authorized…
2Cases cited68 opinions
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Thompson v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- In Re BonnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Mahler v. EbySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
63 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by27 opinions
- State ex rel. Boner v. BolesWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1964
- State v. McAllisterMontana Supreme Court · 1934
- State v. BabbelUtah Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1991
- State v. YazzieUtah Supreme Court · 2009
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.