Legal Opinion

State v. Musser

Utah Supreme Court

Decided October 20, 1950No. 6816PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WADE, Justice.

Section 103 — 11—1, U. C. A. 1943, denounces as a criminal offense for two or more persons to conspire

*538“(5) To commit any act injurious * * * to public morals * * *”

Our problem here is to determine whether the broad sweep of that general language, in view of the whole context of that statute and our other statutory and common laws and the history and background of the enactment of that statute may be by construction limited so as to define the offense therein denounced so as

“to give adequate guidance to those who would be law-abiding, to advise defendants of the nature of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Musser v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. State v. MusserUtah Supreme Court · 1946
  3. Price Municipal Corp. v. JaynesUtah Supreme Court · 1948

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Morrison v. State Board of EducationCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
  2. Haley v. Medical Disciplinary BoardWashington Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Hattie Mae Ricks v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
  4. State v. ShondelUtah Supreme Court · 1969
  5. State v. PackardUtah Supreme Court · 1952

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