Series 4031

District Court (Seventh District : Carbon County) Criminal case files

Dates: 1896-

37 microfilm reels

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

Scope and Content

Criminal case files document the legal process and the administration of justice in conjunction with a criminal proceeding. Criminal case files 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. Records and documents pertaining to a particular action are filed together by the court clerk, and collectively these records constitute the case file. Files rarely include transcripts of testimony.

First, second, and third degree felony cases are the predominant type of action within this series (a major crime for which the maximum imprisonment is more than one year in a state correctional institution). This series also contains misdemeanor cases which are punishable by a county jail term of up to one year and/or a fine. 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.

Arrangement

Numerical by case number.

Research Note

Original Butch Cassidy records in the vault; copies are available online as part of the Crime in Utah Collection and on microfiche.

Related Records

Criminal registers of actions from the District Court (Seventh District : Carbon County), Series 21842, record the date any action was taken on a case and provide a case file number to facilitate accessing case files.

Custody History

Case files were sent from the court to the Utah State Archives in 2014.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

This series is available online as part of the Utah State Archives Digital Archives.

Access Restrictions

Microfiche holdings require staff assistance due to fewer reference copies. Handle masters under supervision.

Preferred Citation

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

Processing Note

Microfiche processed by Rebekkah Shaw under the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant to the Utah State Archives and Records Services for the Utah Microfiche Backlog Project (Grant No.: NAR10-RB-50086-10). July 2010 - December 2011

This series was processed by Jim Kichas in January 2015.

Indexing Terms

• Civil Procedure and Courts

Container List

REEL	DATE	DESCRIPTION
1	1896-1901	1-40
2	1901-1904	40-82
3	1904-1908	83-128
4	1908-1911	128-172
5	1911-1912	172-202
6	1912-1913	202-254
7	1913-1914	255-297
8	1914-1918	298-348
9	1919-1920	348-394
10	1920	394-437
11	1920-1921	437-467
12	1921	467-491
13	1921-1923	491-524
14	1923	524-544
15	1923	544-599
16	1923-1924	599-640
17	1924-1926	641-679
18	1927	679-714
19	1927	714-776
20	1928-1929	776-803
21	1930	803-865
22	1931-1935	865-935
23	1931-1935	935-982
24	1935-1938	982-1038
25	1938-1942	1038-1110
26	1942-1944	1110-1171
27	1944-1946	1171-1240
28	1946-1948	1240-1304
29	1948	1304-1360
30	1948-1950	1360-1418
31	1951	1419-1472
32	1952-1959	1472-1525
33	1952-1959	1525-1600
34	1960	1601-1669
35	1960-1962	1669-1716
36	1962-1966	1716-1773
37	1966-1969	1774-1857

BOX	DESCRIPTION
Vault	Grand jury indictment of Joseph Walker, Butch Cassady, and C.L. Maxwell