Legal Opinion

Meyers v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, Etc.

Utah Supreme Court

Decided March 5, 1945No. 6771PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLFE, Justice.

Original proceeding upon petition for writ of prohibition. The petitioners seek to restrain the defendants from proceeding with the trial of the petitioners on indictments charging petitioners with the crime of criminal conspiracy. The contention is that the defendant court has no jurisdiction to proceed with said trial, that it nevertheless will proceed unless restrained, and that the petitioners will suffer irreparable injury unless the writ issues.

The petitioners contend that the challenged indictment was not returned by a grand jury legally constituted in that: (a) the…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Fergus v. RusselIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
  2. United States v. EdgertonDistrict Court, D. Montana · 1897
  3. Coblentz v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1933
  4. Latham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1915
  5. State v. TaylorIdaho Supreme Court · 1939

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Hansen v. Utah State Retirement BoardUtah Supreme Court · 1982
  2. State v. RuggeriUtah Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Dotty v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
  4. MacH v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
  5. State v. JiminezUtah Supreme Court · 1978

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