STATE v. STAGGS


554 S.W.2d 620 (1977)

STATE of Tennessee, Petitioner, v. Luther STAGGS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 22, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brooks McLemore, Jr., Atty. Gen., Robert A. Grunow, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Robert H. Gay, Dist. Atty. Gen., Lawrenceburg, for petitioner.

William Travis Gobble, Gobble & Bryant, Lawrenceburg, for respondent.


OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this criminal action in order to consider our general attempt statute, Sec. 39-603, T.C.A., in the context of an indictment and conviction for assault with intent to commit robbery with a deadly weapon as proscribed by Sec. 39-607, T.C.A. Our primary concern stems from the holding of the Court of Criminal Appeals that the trial judge erred in failing to charge upon an attempt to commit a felony, under Sec...

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