Show Hand HandIn in Pocket of Another r Proves Dip Pip Guilty Under Law Whether a 0 man caught with his hand In lii another p persons person's pocket Is It guilty of ot any offense ottense has been benl the subject of ot considerable speculation during luring the past few tev days das Some have havo asserted that the man could not be he guilty guilt of ot picking flicking a pocket until he ho had taken something tr from m the pocket The Utah statutes 8 plainly provide pro punishment for tor a man attempting to commit a felony telony Here are extracts from the Utah laws on the subject Sec Every er person who assaults another with Intent to commit robbery is 18 l punishable b by Imprisonment in the state prison for tor not IN less 8 than one nor more than ten years Sec An Any act done Ilono with Intent to commit a crime but hut falling to effect Us Its commission Is an attempt to commit a crime An Any person nerson who may be convicted of ot an attempt t to commit although It appears on the trial that the crime Intended or attempted was waN perpetrated by lIy such person In pursuance of ot such attempt unless nip q the court in Its direction discharges arges the Jury jUr and directs such Person person to be tried for such crime Sec An Any person who attempts to commit any crime but tails fails or Is lit prevented d or Intercepted In the perpetration thereof la is punishable where no provision Is made b by law for tho the punishment attempt as follows Ot of S such I 1 i If It If the offense so o attempted attempt d Is punishable by imprisonment the for tor five thc ars or more or b by imprisonment In in the state prison YI years Inthe Inthe in JEn the county Jail the p person guilty of such attempt Is punishable b by imprIsonment ment in the state prison or in a count county Jail a aa ns the cause r-i r he be for a term not exceeding one half of oC the longest term tenn of ot ofu ma mar prescribed upon a conviction of ot the offense ottense u Imprisonment so 80 soS so'S S 'S attempted provided that In case such longest term be bo for tor life Ute fi the me imprisonment shall be for tor not more than twenty years See Sec 2 2 It If f the thc offense I so attempted Is punishable byi by i Imprisonment In the state prison for an any tt term less than five tl years the m nerson guilty of ot such attempt is punishable hable b by Imprisonment i In the county count Jail for tor not more than one year |