Legal Opinion

State v. Spencer

Utah Supreme Court

Decided June 2, 1897No. 796PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from the Sixth district court, Garfield county. Hon. W. M. McCarty, Judge. Brigham Spencer was convicted of larceny and appeals. On tbe question of election counsel for tbe state cited: Anderson v. People, 7 N. E. Eep. 265; Herman v. People, 131 Ill. 594; Note to 9 Lawyers’ Reports, Anno. 182; Thompson v. State, 22 S. W. Rep. 979; Green v. State, 17 S. W. Rep. 262; State v. Hodges, 26 Pac.

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Appeal from the Sixth district court, Garfield county. Hon. W. M. McCarty, Judge. Brigham Spencer was convicted of larceny and appeals. On tbe question of election counsel for tbe state cited: Anderson v. People, 7 N. E. Eep. 265; Herman v. People, 131 Ill. 594; Note to 9 Lawyers’ Reports, Anno. 182; Thompson v. State, 22 S. W. Rep. 979; Green v. State, 17 S. W. Rep. 262; State v. Hodges, 26 Pac. Rep. 676; Armstrong v. State,’ 13 S. W. Rep. 864; People v. McQarty, 18 N. E. Rep. 128; State v. Shores, 7 S. E. Rep. 421, note; Robinson v. State, 4 So. Rep. 774; Black v. State, 3 So. Rep. 814;…

1Opinion of the Court

MINER, J.:

Defendant P>rigbam Spencer, impleaded with Jacob Reese, was jointly informed against by tbe prosecuting attorney of Garfield county for tbe larceny of cattle alleged to belong to different parties. Appellant, Brig'bam Spencer, was tried alone. The complaint was dismissed against defendant Davis, and he was used as a witness upon tbe trial. It appears that there was a general round-up of cattle to be bad at tbe “gate” in Garfield county, and that many cattlemen, including tbe defendant, went upon tbe range and gathered up their cattle, and drove them to tbe corral or gate, and held…

2Cases cited13 opinions

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  3. Washburn v. PeopleMichigan Supreme Court · 1862
  4. Goodhue v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
  5. People v. JonesMichigan Supreme Court · 1872

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. ErwinUtah Supreme Court · 1941
  2. State v. GeddesMontana Supreme Court · 1899
  3. State v. FreemanUtah Supreme Court · 1937
  4. State v. LayUtah Supreme Court · 1910
  5. State v. NormanUtah Supreme Court · 1898

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