Allgood v. Larson
Utah Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
MAUGHAN, Justice:
Plaintiff was arrested, charged, and convicted of trespassing; under a Salt Lake City ordinance. She was sentenced to six months in jail. Petition was made to the district court for a writ of habeas corpus, the writ was granted; and plaintiff was released from custody. It is from the district court’s order that defendant city appeals.
The district court ruled “that since the state law provides no jail sentence for trespass, which is classified as ‘an infraction,’ that the city cannot impose a greater sentence than that provided by state law, and it is for that reason that the…
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Salt Lake City v. KusseUtah Supreme Court · 1938
- Salt Lake City v. AllredUtah Supreme Court · 1968
- Nasfell v. Ogden CityUtah Supreme Court · 1952
- State Ex Rel. Hansen v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1968
- Salt Lake City v. HoweUtah Supreme Court · 1910
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- Dunn v. CookUtah Supreme Court · 1990
- Davis County v. Clearfield CityCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1988
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