Series 22664
District Court (Third District) Criminal registers of actions
Dates: 1882-1896.
3 microfilm reels
These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.
Historical Note
An agency history is available.
Scope and Content
This series documents the individual criminal cases tried by the Third District Court. Actions taken in each case are recorded on separate documents and then filed together to become the case file. As these documents enter the case file they are recorded in the Criminal registers of Actions.
Registers function as a chronological list of the actions taken in each criminal cases. A register of actions can contain the following: attorney for plaintiff and defendant, name of the judge presiding over the case, petitions, complaint, summons, answers to summons, orders from the court, assignment of judges, exhibits, judgment, findings and conclusions, costs, decrees, requests by the attorneys for instructions to the jury, verdict,motions for cross complaints or new trials, amendments to previous answers, and disclaimers.
Matters from throughout the district (several counties) were heard in Salt Lake City. Cases from Salt Lake County are most numerous but matters from outlying Summit and Tooele counties are common. During the days of the territory, the Third Jucicial District also included Davis County. A small number of case files from this county may be included.
Gaps in Series
Registers containing cases 337-550 and 986-987 are not in archival custody.
Research Note
Researchers should consult this series to ensure finding all the actions which occurred in a case.
Research Note
Researchers should consult this series to ensure finding all the actions which occurred in a case.
Access Restrictions
This series is designated as Public.
Reproduction and Use
These records are available for reproduction and use.
Finding Aids
Indexes: At the beginning of each register is located an alphabetical index.
Related Records
Territorial minute books from the District Court (Third District), Series 1649, documents the proceedings of each case.
Territorial criminal case files from the District Court (Third District), Series 6836, contains the entire case file listed in these registers.
Indexing Terms
Post-conviction remedies--Utah.
Criminal justice, Administration of--Utah.
Utah--Actions and defenses--Cases.
Utah--Criminal courts.
| REEL | DESCRIPTION |
| 1 | 1-336;1882 Oct 06 - 1886 Apr 05 |
| 2 | 551-808;1889 Oct 25 - 1891 Nov 27 |
| 2 | 809-985;1891 Nov 27 - 1892 Dec 24 |
| 2 | 988-1221;1893 Feb 14 - 1894 Dec 15 |
| 3 | 1222-1384;1894 Dec 15 - 1896 Feb 04 |