Legal Opinion
State v. Peterson
Utah Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1933No. 5318PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtElias Hansen, J.
The defendant was convicted of the infamous crime against nature and sentenced to serve an indeterminate term in the state prison. He appeals. His assignments of error are directed to his claim that the information filed against him fails to state facts sufficient to charge a public offense. The charging part of the information reads as follows:
“That the said Clyde Peterson, on the 8th day of September, A. D. 1931, at the County of Salt Lake, State of Utah, wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously, did commit a detestable and abominable crime against nature with and upon one Elaine Giles by then…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Hedderich v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- Honselman v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Herring v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- State v. Central Lumber Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1909
- State v. JohnsonUtah Supreme Court · 1913
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. BabbCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
- State Ex Rel. Gutbrod v. WolkeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1971
- State of Arizona v. PooleArizona Supreme Court · 1942
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1955