(DOWNLOAD) "State Utah v. Joseph Morgan" by Supreme Court Of Utah ~ eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: State Utah v. Joseph Morgan
- Author : Supreme Court Of Utah
- Release Date : January 08, 1974
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 54 KB
Description
Morgan was convicted and sentenced by trial Judge S for aiding and abetting in the possession by his wife, the principal, of a controlled substance for distribution. He appealed to this court. While the appeal still was pending, his wife was faced with the same offense, was tried and convicted by a jury of mere possession of such a substance, - a lesser offense. Still during the pendency of the appeal, the defendant filed a proceeding int he lower court which the record reflects may not have been treated as such by trial Judge H, - who believed that Morgan, as aider and abetter, should receive no greater penalty than his wife. Judge H transferred the matter for resentencing to Judge S. The latter, considering himself right in the first place, declined to resentence Morgan to a lesser sentence. Counsel for both sides, bag and baggage, brief cases, papers and all, traipsed down the hall to Hs courtroom, did a bit of arguing, after which Judge H reversed his neighbor and colleague, Judge S, and resentenced Morgan to a lesser jail term, he already having served such period, and for which he was given credit, and released him outright.