Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Bruno

Utah Supreme Court

Decided August 7, 1939No. 6026Published

1DissentMoffat, Chief Justice

For the reasons stated in my opinion on the former hearing reported in 97 Utah 17, 85 P. 2d 795, in connection with the following reasons, I dissent from the prevailing opinion written by Mr. Justice McDONOUGH.

The evidence does not even remotely or by any possible inference connect the defendant with the asportation of the three sacks of wool. The case against defendant hangs solely upon the possession by the defendant of a portion of the property recently stolen.

As indicated in the prevailing opinion, there were three sacks of wool removed from the car during the night of the alleged…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. State v. BrunoUtah Supreme Court · 1938

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