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- Title: State Utah v. Arnold J. Swenson
- Author : Supreme Court of Wisconsin
- Release Date : January 28, 1992
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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The State appeals from an order dismissing a criminal information against defendant Arnold J. Swenson which charged him with three counts of the sale of securities by an unregistered agent in violation of Utah Code Ann. §Â§ 61-1-3(1) and 61-1-21 (1989 & Supp. 1990). A motion to dismiss was filed by defendant before the date set for trial. In his motion, he contended that the definition of the term "agent" in section 61-1-3(1) is unconstitutionally vague in violation of both the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article I, section 7 of the Utah Constitution. The trial court granted the motion. The State appeals under Utah Rule of Criminal Procedure 26(3)(d), which grants the State the right to appeal an order holding a statute to be invalid. This court has jurisdiction of an appeal when a trial court order rules a statute unconstitutional on its face. Utah Code Ann. § 78-2-2(3)(g).