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WATKINS v. STATE

393 S.W.2d 141 (1965)

William G. WATKINS and Lurton McNeil v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied August 16, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Hooker, Sr., Nashville, William J. Peeler, Waverly, for plaintiffs in error.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., Thomas E. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for the State.

BURNETT, Chief Justice.

The plaintiffs in error were convicted of accepting a bribe for releasing, or failing to prosecute, one Homer Lee Scott, who was found by them to be transporting intoxicating beverages through a dry county. Watkins was the Chief of the Alcohol Tax Unit, Department of Revenue, while McNeil was the Sheriff of Humphreys County. Watkins was sentenced to serve not less than two nor more than five years in the State penitentiary, while McNeil was...

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