JOHNSON v. STATE


372 S.W.2d 192 (1963)

Samuel Jennings JOHNSON, Plaintiff in Error, v. STATE of Tennessee, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

November 6, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry V. Grady, Chattanooga, for plaintiff in error.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., Walker T. Tipton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


HOLMES, Justice.

The parties will be referred to according to their status in the Trial Court. The defendant was convicted of an attempt to commit a felony and sentenced to serve not less than one year nor more than three years confinement in the State Penitentiary, from which conviction he has appealed to this Court.

The record shows the indictment was returned on October 16, 1961. The case was set for trial for October 20, 1961. The bill of exceptions reflects...

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