PIERCE v. STATE


315 S.W.2d 271 (1958)

Flavis PIERCE and Robert Pierce, Plaintiffs in Error, v. STATE of Tennessee, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 6, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willard E. Smith, Henderson, for plaintiffs in error.

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


SWEPSTON, Justice.

Plaintiffs in error, hereinafter called defendants, were convicted for the offense of assault and battery, were fined $1,000 each and were sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the County jail of Chester County. They have appealed and assigned several errors. The first assignment is too general. The second assignment is as to the preponderance of the evidence, which will require a brief statement of same...

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