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KESSLER v. STATE

414 S.W.2d 115 (1967)

Joseph E. KESSLER v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

April 7, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Bateman, Nashville for plaintiff in error.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., and Edgar P. Calhoun, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for the State.

Harry G. Nichol, Dist. Atty. Gen., and Howard Butler, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Nashville, prosecuted the case for the State in the trial court.

OPINION

BURNETT, Chief Justice.

Kessler was indicted and convicted of receiving and concealing stolen property and sentenced to serve not less than one (1) nor more than five (5) years in the penitentiary. It is from this conviction that the present appeal stems.

The original indictment was for larceny of certain described narcotic drugs and for receiving and concealing said drugs. After a trial on his plea of not guilty, the jury found Kessler guilty...

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