STATE v. McLERRAN


604 S.W.2d 841 (1980)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Cordell McLERRAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

September 2, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., William O. Kelly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, William J. Brown, Asst. Dist. Atty., Livingston, for appellee.

J.H. Reneau, III, Reneau & Reneau, Celina, for appellant.


OPINION

FONES, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for hunting gray squirrels during a closed season. Defendant has raised two issues: first, whether the State met its burden of proving all elements of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt, and second, whether the search of the tool carrier on defendant's truck was constitutionally valid.

The facts are not in dispute. On August 19, 1978, a Wildlife Resources officer on patrol in Clay County...

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