ALLEN v. STATE


463 S.W.2d 140 (1971)

Ruth ALLEN, alias, Ruth Chandler, alias, Ruth Aldridge, v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

January 18, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Wexler and William T. Berry, Greeneville, for plaintiff-in-error.

David M. Pack, Atty. Gen., and Reporter, and Robert H. Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant-in-error.


OPINION

HUMPHREYS, Justice.

Ruth Allen, Alias, was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of three to five years for disposing of property subject to a security interest in violation of T.C.A. § 39-1957. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. We granted certiorari to consider the sufficiency of the indictment.

The indictment as relevant is in this language:

"* * * did unlawfully and feloniously dispose of or conceal...

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