Legal Opinion
State v. Mooney
Utah Supreme Court
Decided June 22, 2004No. 20010787PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARRISH, Justice:
{1 James and Linda Mooney, along with their church, the Oklevueha Earthwalks Native American Church (collectively, the "Moo-neys"), have been charged by the State with multiple felony counts of "engagling] in a continuing criminal enterprise" and of engaging in a "pattern of unlawful activity" by possessing and distributing peyote, a controlled substance, to members and visitors in their religious services. The State also seeks forfeiture of the church's property in connection with this alleged criminal activity. The Mooneys moved to dismiss the charges, arguing that a…
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