STATE v. McDOWELL


567 S.W.2d 159 (1978)

STATE of Tennessee, Petitioner, v. John DeWitt McDOWELL, Jr., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Grunow, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for petitioner; R.A. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel.

Stanley Fink, Memphis, for respondent.


OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

This is a companion case to State v. Hudson, Tenn., 562 S.W.2d 416 (1978) decided this date. It involves issues identical to those discussed and decided in the Hudson case respecting T.C.A., § 39-4914 and 39-4901.

We briefly state the facts out of which this prosecution arose. The defendant visited the home of his former girl friend and engaged in an argument with her...

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