The Crown and defense have wrapped up their closing arguments in the case of two Bountiful men charged with polygamy.
Winston Blackmore’s lawyer questioned the reliability of marriage and personal records Thursday that were found on a Mormon church ranch in Texas.
Blair Suffredine suggests some of the documents are inaccurate and inconsistent.
Suffredine also argued Crown should not only have to prove the existence of plural marriages but that a conjugal relationship with each alleged wife was sustained, which he says they did not.
Joseph Doyle is acting as the amicus curiae, or friend of the court, because James Oler is representing himself in the hearing.
Doyle echoes concerns about the reliability of the records and suggests the Crown has not provided evidence to prove Oler practised polygamy.
He suggests the prosecution only offered a snapshot of 12 days worth of events a 26 year period.
Blackmore is accused of having 24 wives while Oler allegedly married five women.
On Wednesday, the Crown closed its case but Justice Sherri Ann Donegan had some housekeeping to attend to.
Donegan approved three amendments to the indictment of Blackmore and Oler.
The changes saw spelling corrections to the names of one of the alleged wives of Blackmore and one of the alleged wives of Oler.
Special prosecutor Peter Wilson suggested in his closing arguments that marriage records, police statements and testimony proved Blackmore and Oler are guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
Josh Hoffman of Drive FM in Cranbrook contributed this report.