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· 6/7/1978

State v. Angus

Citations

  • 581 P.2d 992
  • 1978 Utah LEXIS 1340

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “The punishment for a crime is not and has never been considered a part of the pleading charging a crime.”
  • “After conviction, the penalty to be imposed is an entirely separate proposition to be determined by the court as a matter of law.”
  • \It is the prerogative of the legislature to prescribe the punishment for crimes.\
  • “It is the prerogative of the legislature to prescribe the punishment for crimes.”
  • legislature has authority to increase penalty for crime involving use of firearms
  • construing Utah Code Ann. § 76-3-203 (1978)

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Judges: Crockett, Ellett, Maughan, Wilkins, Hall

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