Taylor v. State

Anderson, J.,

delivered a dissenting opinion.

I join with Justices Smith and Alexander in their dissents in the Jehovah’s Witnesses cases. I feel constrained, however, to add the following to the views they have expressed:

The statute involved, Chapter 178, Laws of 1942, page 211, is.directed at treason against both the state and the United States. The title itself so states. There is involved here, however, only prosecution for treason against the state. The fourth paragraph of the preamble to the statute is in.this language: “Whereas, All persons who either by word or deed weaken the morale or…