Las Vegas NowUtah Supreme Court hears Warren Jeffs appeal
Associated Press - November 3, 2009 4:55 PM ET
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Attorneys for imprisoned polygamous church leader Warren Jeffs have argued before the Utah Supreme Court that his 2007 criminal conviction should be overturned.
The head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Jeffs was convicted of 2 counts of first-degree felony rape as an accomplice for his role in the 2001 marriage of a 14-year-old follower to her 19-year-old cousin.
The 53-year-old Jeffs is serving two consecutive prison terms of 5 years to life.
Attorneys for the state of Utah and Jeffs' attorneys appeared Tuesday before the high court.
It is unclear when the court will issue a ruling in the case.
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