McCLAIN v. STATE


445 S.W.2d 942 (1969)

Helen Gibson McCLAIN, Plaintiff in Error, v. STATE of Tennessee, Defendant in Error.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee.

Certiorari Denied June 16, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Garfinkle, Morris Levine, Nashville, for plaintiff in error.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., Paul E. Jennings, Asst. Atty. Gen., Alfred E. Wehby, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant in error.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court June 16, 1969.

OPINION

GALBREATH, Judge.

Two questions are presented in this appeal from a conviction of voluntary manslaughter in the Criminal Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, and the resulting two to five year sentence. An excellent brief filed on behalf of the defendant clearly delineates these issues to be, (1) Does the proof support the verdict? and (2) Was it reversible error to allow proof of oral exculpatory...

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