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[UT] Bigamy law debated
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| Last Edited | particleman Feb 04, 2005 01:55am |
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| News Date | Friday, February 4, 2005 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Justices with the Utah Supreme Court questioned Thursday whether state prosecutors should use Utah's bigamy statute to go after polygamists — a key law used to go after those who practice the controversial way of life. Justices have also called into question whether the passage in Utah's constitution banning polygamy, should be revisited, given modern changes in attitudes toward various kinds of sexual relationships.
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Prosecutors have used Utah's bigamy statute to prosecute those who practice plural marriage. Utah's bigamy law uses cohabitation, or living together as husband and wife, as a standard for prosecution. Three other states, Rhode Island, Colorado and Texas, have similar laws.
However, Chief Justice Christine Durham said simply living together does not constitute a crime. Durham also cited the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Lawrence vs. Texas, which struck down the state's sodomy laws, as evidence that the state cannot regulate private sexual relationships. |
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