Sharp v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal in error from Second Circuit Court of Davidson County. John W. Childress, J.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlister, J.
This record presents the single question of the right of the Governor to exercise *10the pardoning power in respect of fines and imprisonment imposed for contempt of Court.
It appears from the record that one W. A. Cason was' under indictment in the Criminal Court of Davidson County for making false and fraudulent entries in the books of his employers. When the jury was being summoned by an officer of the Court for the trial of W. A. Cason, his father, J. D. Cason, sought to have certain individuals, whose names were handed the officer, summoned. This misconduct on the part of J. D. Cason was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- New Orleans v. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1874
- In re SimsSupreme Court of Kansas · 1894
- In re MulleeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1869
- State ex rel. Van Orden v. SauvinetSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1872
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- United States v. GrossmanDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1924
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