LIAKAS v. STATE


286 S.W.2d 856 (1956)

Dean Defort LIAKAS and Frank James Ellsworth v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 3, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas L. Robinson, of Memphis, for plaintiffs in error.

Nat Tipton, Advocate Gen., of Nashville, for the State.


BURNETT, Justice.

The plaintiffs in error were indicted, tried and convicted for receiving stolen property of the value of more than $60. For this offense the jury fixed their punishment at not more than seven years confinement in the State Prison. It is from this judgment that the plaintiffs in error have seasonably perfected their appeals. Excellent briefs have been filed on both sides and a very able argument heard on behalf of the plaintiffs in error. We have...

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