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BASSETT v. UNITED STATES

No. 110.

137 U.S. 496 (1890)

11 S.Ct. 165

34 L.Ed. 762

BASSETT, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 22, 1890.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Franklin S. Richards for plaintiff in error. Mr. Charles C. Richards was with him on the brief.

Mr. Attorney General for defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER delivered the opinion of the court.

On November 23, 1886, the grand jury of the First Judicial District Court of Utah found an indictment for polygamy against the plaintiff in error, charging him with having married one Kate Smith on the 14th day of August, 1884, when his lawful wife, Sarah Ann Williams, was still living and undivorced. Upon trial before a jury a verdict of guilty was returned, and he was...

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