Legal Opinion
State v. Green
Utah Supreme Court
Decided September 3, 2004No. 20010788PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Certification from the Utah Court of Appeals
PARRISH, Justice:
T1 A jury convicted Thomas Green of criminal nonsupport and four counts of bigamy. Green appeals his bigamy convictions. He asserts that they violate the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. He also argues that Utah's bigamy statute, Utah Code Ann. § 76-7-101 (1999), is unconstitutionally vague and that the district court erred in applying Utah's unsolemnized marriage statute, Utah Code Ann. § 80-1-4.5 (1999). We affirm.
BACKGROUND1
1 2 An avowed polygamist, Green has participated in…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Kolender v. LawsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- State v. RossUtah Supreme Court · 2007
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