Legal Opinion
State v. James
Utah Supreme Court
Decided July 19, 1973No. 13155Published
1Opinion of the Court
512 P.2d 1031 (1973)
30 Utah 2d 32
The STATE of Utah, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
Samuel JAMES, Jr., Defendant and Appellant.
No. 13155.
Supreme Court of Utah.
July 19, 1973.
Phil L. Hansen, Salt Lake City, for defendant-appellant.
Vernon B. Romney, Atty. Gen., David S. Young, Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph P. McCarthy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salt Lake City, for plaintiff-respondent.
CALLISTER, Chief Justice:
Defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of murder in the first degree; he was sentenced to the Utah State Prison for the term provided by law.
In a hearing in chambers, immediately preceding the trial,…
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- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- McGautha v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- People v. AndersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
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