Legal Opinion

State v. Cooley

Utah Supreme Court

Decided February 6, 1978No. 15339PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ELLETT, Chief Justice:

The facts of this case as stipulated to are as follows: Appellant was arrested and given two citations. One was for failing to stop his motor vehicle at the command of a police officer; the other was for two offenses, viz: (a) driving with an improper license and (b) having no tail light on a boat trailer attached to the motor vehicle.

The defendant pleaded guilty before a Justice of the Peace to the charges of no driver’s license and no tail light and paid the fines assessed against him. When the defendant was arraigned on the charge of failing to stop at the command of…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Spangler v. District Court of Salt Lake CountyUtah Supreme Court · 1943
  2. State v. DavenportUtah Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Hakki v. FauxUtah Supreme Court · 1964

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. SosaUtah Supreme Court · 1979
  2. State v. SommervilleCourt of Appeals of Utah · 2010
  3. State v. SosaUtah Supreme Court · 1979

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