State v. Johnson
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The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the district court affirming a county court's conviction and sentence for bigamy, holding that a voidable marriage will support a bigamy prosecution.
On appeal from his bigamy conviction, Defendant argued that there was insufficient evidence to support his conviction because his prior marriage was legally invalid where a Nebraska marriage license was obtained but the solemnization occurred in Texas. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) Defendant's prior marriage, even if not statutorily valid, was at least a voidable marriage; (2) a voidable marriage is treated as valid until judicially declared otherwise and will support a bigamy prosecution; and (3) Defendant's conviction was supported by the evidence and was neither arbitrary, capricious, nor unreasonable.
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