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BURKS v. STATE

254 S.W.2d 970 (1953)

BURKS v. STATE. WALDEN v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 6, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H.H. Clark, Cookeville, for Burks.

Thomas E. Hinson, Lebanon, for Walden.

Knox Bigham, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

GAILOR, Justice.

These two appeals present identical questions of law, and for clarity and consistency, we are filing a single opinion to dispose of the questions presented. Both convictions were for the illegal possession of slot machines, with punishments of fines and jail sentences.

In both cases, the errors assigned are the same: (1) That the search warrants under which the evidence was obtained to support the...

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