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HALE v. STATE

281 S.W.2d 51 (1955)

John Arthur HALE v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 6, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Z. Alexander Looby, Nashville, H.T. Lockard, Memphis, for plaintiff.

Nat Tipton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.

SWEPSTON, Justice.

The defendant was indicted, tried and convicted for an assault and battery upon a child under the age of 12 years with intent to carnally know her and the punishment fixed at death from which he appeals.

A brief statement of the facts follows: — The child was 8 years old at the time of the assault and the defendant who is a young negro, was 19 years of age, unmarried but the father of one...

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