STATE v. HODGES


695 S.W.2d 171 (1985)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellant, v. Robert HODGES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

February 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ann Lacy Johns, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellant; William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Nashville, of counsel.

Alan Bryant Chambers, Memphis, for appellee.


OPINION

FONES, Justice.

In January 1983, defendant was charged in a multiple count indictment with tampering with utility metering devices. His lawyer appeared before the trial judge on February 22, 1983, asking for a trial date for the misdemeanors with which defendant was charged. The trial judge informed defendant's counsel on that occasion that he would not "put up with his [defendant's] foolishness" and if "he comes in here dressed like a chicken, I...

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