Legal Opinion
Miles v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 18, 1881PublishedCited by 240 opinions
Eekor to the Supreme Court of the Territory of Utah. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods
Sect. 5352 of the Revised Statutes of the United States declares: —-
“Every person having a husband or wife living, who marries another, whether married or single, in a Territory or other place over which the United States has exclusive jurisdiction, is guilty of bigamy, and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars and by imprisonment for a term not more than five, years.”
The plaintiff in error was indicted under this section in the Third District Court of Utah, at Salt Lake City. He was convicted. He appealed to the Supreme Court of the Territory, where the judgment…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Clinton v. EnglebrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- State v. NashSupreme Court of Iowa · 1858
- Giles v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1849
- Cameron v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1848
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3Cited by240 opinions
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Holland v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Victor v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Roche v. Evaporated Milk Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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