Reynolds+v.+US

Adam Gegg:

Reynolds v. US
This case dealt with the Supreme Court ruling in 1878 of George Reynolds and his bigamy charge. Reynolds was a member of [|The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and was charge with bigamy under the [|Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act]. He got married to Amelia Jane Schofield after he was already married to Mary Ann Tuddenham in Utah. After he was convicted by the lower courts for this "crime", the Mormon faith began to quote the first amendment in his defense saying that everyone had the right to freely practice their own faith. The new wife for Reynolds testified however her interview was not accepted because of another possible indictment. The final holding at the Supreme court level was "Religious duty was not a suitable defense to a criminal indictment."