DOUGLASS v. STATE


330 S.W.2d 8 (1959)

Robert Ed DOUGLASS and Waddell Johnson v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Dissenting Opinion October 2, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Carl Redditt and Henry M. Crymes, Memphis, for petitioners.

James M. Glasgow, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent State.


NEIL, Chief Justice.

These plaintiffs in error were convicted of petit larceny in the Circuit Court of Fayette County. The jury fixed their punishment at not less than one nor more than five years in the State penitentiary.

An appeal was prayed and granted to this Court. The bill of exceptions was not filed within the time allowed by the trial court with the result that the judgment of the court below was affirmed on July 27, 1959.

On August 3, 1959...

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