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Vogel (D) was told by his wife that she was going to divorce him and marry Earl Heck. D's wife said she had married Heck and lived as Mrs. Heck. D believed he was divorced. D then remarried. D was arrested for bigamy. At trial, D tried to admit evidence of his good faith belief in the divorce but was denied. D was convicted and appealed.

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