A lawyer for Warren S. Jeffs on Tuesday told the Utah Supreme Court that prosecutors misapplied the law when they charged the polygamous leader with rape as an accomplice for his role in the marriage of a 14-year-old girl.
Jeffs' attorney, Walter Bugden Jr., said the state could have charged Jeffs with performing an illegal marriage, but instead decided to charge an unpopular religious figure with a serious crime that didn't fit the facts of the case.
For Jeffs to be guilty, Bugden said, he would have had to intended that non-consensual sex take place, and he did not. If there was non-consensual sex, the groom was responsible, he said.
I say keep the charges the same and ADD the charge of performing an illegal marriage.
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I agree Walton, add the extra charge!
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i have been reading the different papers aabout todays trial. was very impressed with the young woman named rebecca musser. married at 18 to 83 yr old rulon jeffs, then head of flds. then rebelled at being reassigned to another male like a used car, and had the guts to leave.
would really have liked to have seen her testify. one place mentioned that utah was not protecting her from flds harrassment and that texas was not pleased with that. typical of what we have seen from utah in the past
hooray to you , rebecca musser. we really hope that you have a happy life.
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