Legal Opinion

Littleton v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 7, 1952PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Prewitt

The defendant was convicted of driving a car while drunk, with punishment fixed at a fine of $100 and a jail sentence of thirty days.

The defendant seasonably demanded that the punishment be fixed by a jury.

Two officers of Henry County found a car wrecked after a collision with a bridge and found defendant on the ground about 100 feet away. They testified that he was very much under the influence of liquor. A twelve year old girl introduced by the state testified that she saw the car when it hit the bridge and that the defendant was the driver. No testimony was introduced on behalf of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gray v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
  2. Cason v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
  3. Gang v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Thomas v. Gulf Banana Dispatch Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1930

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. United States v. GoffeUnited States Court of Military Appeals · 1964

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