McKINNEY v. STATE


319 S.W.2d 246 (1958)

Ben McKINNEY v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 12, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Franklin Park, Jefferson City, for plaintiff in error.

Thomas E. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


NEIL, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from the Criminal Court of Hamblen County. The indictment upon which the plaintiff in error was brought to trial charged him with assault with intent to commit the crime of murder in the first degree.

The jury after hearing the evidence and charge of the court returned in open court and reported, as follows:

"* * * upon their oath do say that they find the defendant, Ben McKinney, guilty of 1st degree manslaughter...

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