District Court (Second District : Weber County) Criminal case files

Dates: 1896-

91.00 cubic feet and 261 microfilm reels

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Scope and Content

Case files are made up of the various documents filed with the Second District Court in Weber County pertaining to each specific case. The records usually contain information such as the case number, and the names of the defendants, counsel, jurors, and witnesses. The case file may include complaints, indictments, subpoenas, verdicts, warrants of arrest, execution or confinement, warrant returns, affidavits, orders, judgments, appeal notices. Files rarely include transcripts of testimony.

First, second, and third degree felony cases are the predominant case file type within this series (a major crime for which the maximum imprisonment is more than one year in a state correctional institution). This would include first degree offenses such as murder, rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary and robbery, arson, and possession with intent to distribute drugs. Second degree offenses include: manslaughter, robbery, residential burglary, kidnapping, perjury, forgery, theft of property valued over $1,000.00, forcible sexual abuse, and intentional child abuse. Third degree felonies include: burglary of non-dwellings, theft, aggravated assault, forgery, unlawful sexual intercourse, joyriding, possession with intent to distribute marijuana or cocaine, and false or forged prescriptions.

This series also contains misdemeanor cases which are punishable by a county jail term of up to one year and/or a fine. Misdemeanors include: negligent homicide, driving under the influence, theft, assault on a police officer, criminal mischief, resisting arrest, reckless driving, possession of marijuana, shoplifting, trespassing, and possession of a concealed weapon.

Juvenile cases tried prior to 1907 can also be found in this series. In 1907, a separate statewide juvenile court was established allowing juvenile court jurisdiction in all matters involving children 18 years of age and younger, including parents and guardians of juvenile delinquents.

Missing cases should not be found in appellate court records since the Supreme Court is required by law [Rule 76 (d)] to remit their decision to the District Court "together with such papers transmitted to the Supreme Court on appeal." Furthermore, Rule 75 (n) states that after the appeal has been disposed of, any original papers should be returned to the custody of the district court. Cases which are appealed to the District Court from lower courts will be found in this series.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number.

Related Records

Information and indictment record books from the District Court (Second District : Weber County), Series 1588, contains the complete case files for entries cited in this series.

Criminal case files from the District Court (Fourth District), Series 1629, include files of criminal cases adjudicated in Weber County before statehood.

Criminal case indexes from the District Court (Second District : Weber County), Series 17463, contains the entire case file listed in these indexes.

Criminal registers of action from the District Court (Second District : Weber County), Series 26958, contain register entries and alphabetical indices which can be used to identify the case file numbers needed to access this series for criminal cases between 1896 and 1987.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Processing Note

This series was processed by Jim Kichas in August 2010.

Finding Aids

Indexes: Series 17463 contains index books that can be used to access case files between 1879 and 1947. Indexes: Series 26958 contains index books that can be used to access case files between 1947 and 1987.

Indexing Terms

Container List

REEL	BOX	DATE	DESCRIPTION
1	1	1896-1897	1-66
1	2	1897	67-95
2	2	1897-1898	96-121
2	3	1898-1900	122-171
3	4	1900-1901	172-232
4	4	1901	232-238
4	5	1901-1902	239-280
5	5	1903	281-289
5	6	1903	290-320
6	6	1903	321-328
6	7	1903	329-358
6	8	1903	359-368
7	8	1903-1904	369-394
7	9	1904	395-400
8	9	1904-1905	401-434
9	10	1905	435-475
10	10	1906	476-488
10	11	1906-1907	489-516
11	11	1907	517-535
11	12	1907	536-547
11	13	1907	548-555
12	13	1907-1908	556-589
12	14	1907-1908	590
13	14	1908-1909	591-626
14	14	1909	627-630
14	15	1909	631-660
15	15	1909	661-663
15	16	1909-1910	664-693
16	16	1910	694-695
16	17	1910-1911	696-729
16	18	1911	730
17	18	1911-1912	731-767
18	18	1912	768
18	19	1912	769-799
19	19	1912-1913	800-811
19	20	1913	812-849
20	20	1913-1914	850-860
20	21	1913-1914	861-906
21	21	1914	907-918
21	22	1914	919-946
22	22	1914-1915	947-971
22	23	1914-1915	972-992
23	23	1915	993-1008
23	24	1915-1916	1009-1025
24	24	1915-1916	1026-1037
24	25	1915-1916	1038-1050
25	25	1916	1051-1073
25	26	1916	1074-1099
26	26	1916-1917	1100-1119
26	27	1917	1120-1146
27	27	1917	1147-1168
27	28	1917	1169-1192
28	28	1917	1193-1214
28	29	1917-1918	1215-1232
29	29	1918	1233-1234
29	30	1918	1235-1262
30	30	1918-1919	1263-1284
30	31	1919	1285-1309
31	31	1919	1310-1320
31	32	1919-1920	1321-1356
32	32	1920	1357-1362
32	33	1920	1363-1399
33	33	1920	1400-1401
33	34	1920-1921	1402-1434
34	34	1921	1435
34	35	1921	1436-1463
35	36	1921	1464-1505
36	36	1921	1506
36	37	1921	1507-1549
37	37	1921	1550-1554
37	38	1921-1922	1555-1604
38	39	1922	1605-1632
39	40	1922	1633-1674
40	40	1922	1675-1689
40	41	1922	1690-1722
41	41	1922	1723-1742
41	42	1922-1923	1743-1765
42	42	1922-1923	1766-1789
42	43	1922-1923	1790-1799
43	43	1923	1800-1848
43	44	1923	1849-1856
44	44	1923	1857-1899
45	44	1923	1900
45	45	1923	1901-1962
46	46	1923	1963-2023
47	46	1923	2024
47	47	1924	2025-2071
47	48	1924	2072-2076
48	48	1924	2077-2110
48	49	1924	2111-2122
49	49	1924	2123-2155
49	50	1924	2156-2180
50	50	1924	2181-2208
50	51	1924	2209-2236
51	52	1924	2237-2274
51	53	1924	2275-2276
52	53	1924	2277-2310
52	54	1924	2311-2312
53	54	1924-1925	2313-2358
54	55	1925	2359-2396
54	56-57	1925	2397-2399
55	56-57	1926-1927	2400-2450
55	58	1925	2451-2456
56	58	1925-1926	2457-2506
57	59	1926	2507-2558
58	59	1926	2559
58	60	1926	2560-2614
58	61	1926	2615-2616
59	61	1926-1927	2617-2675
60	62	1927	2676-2726
61	62	1927-1928	2727-2774
61	63	1927-1928	2775-2783
62	63	1928	2784-2832
63	64	1928	2833-2889
63	65	1928	2890-2894
64	65	1928-1929	2895-2930
64	66	1929	2931-2937
65	66	1929	2938-2956
65	67	1929	2957-2965
66	67	1929	2966-2985
66	68	1929	2986-3006
67	68	1929	3007-3013
67	69	1929-1930	3014-3045
68	70	1930	3046-3095
69	71	1930	3096-3134
70	71	1930	3135-3138
70	72	1930-1931	3139-3176
70	73	1930-1931	3177-3182
71	73	1931	3183-3226
71	74	1931	3227-3232
72	74	1931	3233-3273
72	75	1931	3274-3289
73	75	1931-1932	3290-3324
73	76	1932	3325-3336
74	76	1932	3337-3370
74	77	1932	3371-3377
75	77	1932	3378-3419
75	78	1932	3420-3432
76	78	1932-1933	3433-3464
76	79	1933	3465-3477
77	79	1933-1934	3478-3506
77	80	1934	3507-3524
78	80	1934-1935	3525-3554
78	81	1935	3555-3570
79	81	1935-1936	3571-3599
79	82	1935-1936	3600-3620
80	82	1936	3621-3644
80	83	1936	3645-3659
81	83	1936	3660-3680
81	84	1936-1937	3681-3711
82	84	1937	3712-3730
82	85	1937	3731-3761
83	85	1937-1938	3762-3774
83	86	1937-1938	3775-3798
84	87	1938	3799-3816
84	88	1938	3817-3831
85	88	1938	3832-3849
85	89	1937-1938	3850-3861
85	90	1937-1938	3862-3864
86	90	1939	3865-3899
87	91	1939	3900-3931
88	N/A	1940	3932-3988
89	N/A	1940-1941	3989-4023
90	N/A	1941	4024-4077
91	N/A	1941-1942	4078-4118
92	N/A	1942-1943	4119-4163
93	N/A	1943	4164-4196
94	N/A	1943-1944	4197-4245
95	N/A	1944	4246-4267
96	N/A	1944-1945	4268-4307
97	N/A	1945	4308-4343
98	N/A	1945-1946	4344-4389
99	N/A	1946	4390-4434
100	N/A	1946-1947	4435-4468
101	N/A	1947	4469-4516
102	N/A	1947-1948	4517-4572
103	N/A	1948	4573-4620
104	N/A	1948	4621-4661
105	N/A	1948-1949	4662-4703
106	N/A	1949	4704-4754
107	N/A	1949	4755-4792
108	N/A	1949	4793-4808
109	N/A	1949-1950	4809-4850
110	N/A	1950	4851-4899
111	N/A	1950	4900-4939
112	N/A	1950	4940-4970
113	N/A	1950-1951	4971-5008
114	N/A	1951	5009-5040
115	N/A	1951	5041-5080
116	N/A	1951	5081-5122
117	N/A	1951-1952	5123-5166
118	N/A	1952	5167-5200
119	N/A	1952	5201-5241
120	N/A	1952-1953	5242-5282
121	N/A	1953	5283-5322
122	N/A	1953	5323-5348
123	N/A	1953	5349-5380
124	N/A	1953-1954	5381-5403
125	N/A	1954	5404-5439
126	N/A	1954	5440-5471
127	N/A	1954	5472-5492
128	N/A	1954	5493-5519
129	N/A	1954-1955	5520-5550
130	N/A	1955	5551-5581
131	N/A	1955	5582-5612
132	N/A	1955	5613-5649
133	N/A	1955-1956	5650-5680
134	N/A	1956	5681-5713
135	N/A	1956	5714-5749
136	N/A	1956	5750-5786
137	N/A	1956	5787-5822
138	N/A	1956-1957	5823-5854
139	N/A	1957	5855-5881
140	N/A	1957	5882-5909
141	N/A	1957	5910-5941
142	N/A	1957	5942-5982
143	N/A	1957-1958	5983-6023
144	N/A	1958	6024-6064
145	N/A	1958	6065-6105
146	N/A	1958	6106-6142
147	N/A	1958	6143-6183
148	N/A	1958-1959	6184-6224
149	N/A	1959	6225-6260
150	N/A	1959	6261-6295
151	N/A	1959	6296-6328
152	N/A	1959	6329-6366
153	N/A	1959	6367-6401
154	N/A	1959-1960	6402-6444
155	N/A	1960	6445-6486
156	N/A	1960	6487-6542
157	N/A	1960	6543-6593
158	N/A	1960	6594-6638
159	N/A	1960	6638-6685
160	N/A	1961	6686-6737
161	N/A	1961	6738-6773
162	N/A	1961	6774-6820
163	N/A	1961	6821-6862
164	N/A	1961-1962	6863-6906
165	N/A	1962	6709-6936
166	N/A	1962	6937-6990
167	N/A	1962	6991-7038
168	N/A	1962	7039-7091
169	N/A	1962	7092-7135
170	N/A	1962	7136-7176
171	N/A	1962-1963	7177-7210
172	N/A	1963	7211-7258
173	N/A	1963	7259-7306
174	N/A	1963	7307-7357
175	N/A	1963	7357-7403
176	N/A	1963	7404-7456
177	N/A	1963-1964	7457-7501
178	N/A	1964	7502-7550
179	N/A	1964	7551-7593
180	N/A	1964	7594-7646
181	N/A	1964	7647-7697
182	N/A	1964	7698-7746
183	N/A	1964	7747-7782
184	N/A	1964-1965	7783-7839
185	N/A	1965	7840-7874
186	N/A	1965	7875-7928
187	N/A	1965	7929-7974
188	N/A	1965	7975-8013
189	N/A	1965	8014-8073
190	N/A	1965-1966	8074-8137
191	N/A	1966	8138-8170
192	N/A	1966	8171-8221
193	N/A	1966	8222-8260
194	N/A	1966	8261-8310
195	N/A	1966-1967	8311-8352
196	N/A	1967	8353-8398
197	N/A	1967	8399-8444
198	N/A	1967	8445-8505
199	N/A	1967	8506-8556
200	N/A	1967	8557-8607
201	N/A	1967	8608-8655
202	N/A	1967-1968	8656-8711
203	N/A	1968	8712-8747
204	N/A	1968	8748-8804
205	N/A	1968	8805-8848
206	N/A	1968	8849-8901
207	N/A	1968	8902-8947
208	N/A	1968	8948-8982
209	N/A	1968-1969	8983-9024
210	N/A	1969	9025-9063
211	N/A	1969	9064-9090
212	N/A	1969	9091-9132
213	N/A	1969	9133-9166
214	N/A	1969	9167-9205
215	N/A	1969	9206-9245
216	N/A	1969	9246-9272
217	N/A	1969-1970	9273-9303
218	N/A	1970	9304-9336
219	N/A	1970	9337-9378
220	N/A	1970	9379-9410
221	N/A	1970	9411-9449
222	N/A	1970	9450-9476
223	N/A	1970	9477-9516
224	N/A	1970	9517-9554
225	N/A	1970	9555-9579
226	N/A	1970-1971	9580-9616
227	N/A	1971	9617-9655
228	N/A	1971	9656-9696
229	N/A	1971	9697-9735
230	N/A	1971	9736-9780
231	N/A	1971	9784-9812
232	N/A	1971	9813-9848
233	N/A	1971	9849-9900
234	N/A	1971-1972	9901-9936
235	N/A	1972	9937-9976
236	N/A	1972	9977-9999
237	N/A	1972	10000-10037
238	N/A	1972	10037-10088
239	N/A	1972	10089-10130
240	N/A	1972	10131-10184
241	N/A	1972	10185-10244
242	N/A	1972	10245-10275
243	N/A	1972	10276-10366
244	N/A	1973	10367-10425