Landers v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McKinney
The plaintiffs in error, referred to herein as the defendants, were convicted of burglarizing’ the storehouse of S. S. Ricker on the night of August 4, 1927.
Thannie Holt, an accomplice, was introduced as a witness for the State, and testified that he was with the defendants on the night in question when they broke into the store and took therefrom several hundred dollars worth of goods.
Since the defendants did not testify, and offered no evidence in their behalf, it is only necessary to consider whether there is sufficient evidence to corroborate Holt.
We are of the opinion that the jury were…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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