CALTON v. UTAH

No. 1408.

130 U.S. 83 (1889)

CALTON v. UTAH.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 11, 1889.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John H. Mitchell for plaintiff in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Maury for defendant in error.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff in error, Calton, was indicted in the District Court of the Second Judicial District of the Territory of Utah for the crime of murder in the first degree, in that he "feloniously, unlawfully, wilfully, purposely, premeditatedly, deliberately, and of his malice aforethought," killed and murdered one Michael Cullen. Under the plea of not guilty evidence was introduced by him for the purpose of showing...

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