DAVIDSON v. STATE


479 S.W.2d 662 (1971)

Jerry DAVIDSON, Plaintiff in Error, v. STATE of Tennessee, Defendant in Error.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee.

Certiorari Denied March 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William W. Hall, Dickson, for plaintiff in error.

David M. Pack, Atty. Gen., Everett H. Falk, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, W.B. Lockert, Jr., Dist. Atty. Gen., Ashland City, for defendant in error.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court March 20, 1972.

OPINION

WALKER, Presiding Judge.

The defendant, Jerry Davidson, appeals in error from his conviction of assault and battery with intent to commit rape and his sentence of ten years in the penitentiary.

The defendant contends he was insane at the time of the commission of the acts in question. By his assignments he urges the court to adopt a more modern and scientific guide than the M'Naghten...

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