OPINION
HARBISON, Justice.
In this Court the sole question presented is whether the provisions of Article VI, Section 14, of the Tennessee Constitution, requiring that fines in excess of fifty dollars be imposed by a jury, may be waived in a felony case. We are of the opinion that such waiver is permissible. The judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals to the contrary is reversed.
The issue is important in the administration of criminal law in this...
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