Lark v. Whitehead

CALLISTER, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff, at the time of his arraignment before the City Court, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge as set forth in a complaint, that he engaged in indecent, insulting and immoral conduct and behavior contrary to Sec. 32-2-6 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City. Thereafter, plaintiff was sentenced to six months in the city jail, and he filed a petition in the district court for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted on the ground that the ordinance was void by exceeding the authority granted to the City to regulate indecent or disorderly conduct under…