People v. Reggel
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the district court of the third district and from an order refusing a new trial. The opinion states the facts, except the following: Section 5253 of compiled laws, 1888, applies only to corporations, but section 5258 (for which 5253 is probably a mistake and hence in this - report the change is made) provides as follows: ‘Tn all cases of criminal prosecution * * * * ap persons found guilty of crime upon trial shall pay the costs except where the…
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Appeal from a judgment of the district court of the third district and from an order refusing a new trial. The opinion states the facts, except the following: Section 5253 of compiled laws, 1888, applies only to corporations, but section 5258 (for which 5253 is probably a mistake and hence in this - report the change is made) provides as follows: ‘Tn all cases of criminal prosecution * * * * ap persons found guilty of crime upon trial shall pay the costs except where the party is insolvent, in which case the county court may authorize the payment of said costs, out of county treasury.”’ In…
1Opinion of the Court
MINER, J.:
An indictment was found against the appellant in this case, under section 4541, Comp. Laws 1888, charging him with the offense of gambling. A verdict of guilty was found by the jury, and the court imposed a fine of $300, and costs of suit, taxed at $68. The appellant alleges that the imposition of this fine and costs was excessive and contrary to law, and therefore void. The statute (section. 4541) makes the offense of gaming a misdemeanor. Section 4382, Comp. Laws 1888, as it reads in this compilation, fixes the punishment for this offense at “not exceeding six months’…
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