STATE v. YATES


395 S.W.2d 813 (1965)

STATE of Tennessee, Plaintiff in Error, v. Bobby Joe YATES, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

October 27, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., Robert D. Hedgepath, Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff in error.

Conrad Finnell, Cleveland, of counsel, Finnell & Thompson, Cleveland, for defendant in error.


DYER, Justice.

This is an appeal by the State of Tennessee from an order of the Trial Judge dismissing a presentment against Bobby Joe Yates, which presentment charged Yates, "on 22 February 1965 unlawfully did drive an automobile on the public highway or road while his Tennessee Motor Vehicle Operator's license was revoked * * *." This presentment under T.C.A. § 59-716 is a misdemeanor.

The pertinent part of the order dismissing the presentment is as...

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