State v. Springer
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Fifth District; Hon. Joshua Greenwood, Judge. A. P. Springer ivas convicted of adultery and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFrick, C. J.
Appellant was convicted of the crime of adultery, which in this state is a felony. From the judgment, by which he was sentenced to a term at hard labor in the state prison, he appeals.
*474Before entering upon the trial, appellant with his plea of not guilty also interposed a plea of former acquittal. It is contended that the court erred in not submitting that plea to the jury to be passed on as a question of fact.
The plea is based upon the following proceedings, to wit:
A complaint was filed before a justice of the peace of Juab County, Utah, charging appellant with the crime of adultery. A…
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