Legal Opinion

Harris v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided January 5, 1966PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*584Mb. Chibe Justice Bubnett

delivered the opinion of the Court.

Harris was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to serve eleven months and twenty-nine days on the county roads. Prom this conviction he has seasonably appealed, and, after a full consideration of the briefs and record, we now have the matter for disposition.

The record shows that Harris and deceased had, on March 29, 1963, been having difficulty with each other. On that date about 7:30 p.m., they engaged in a fight in a cafe in Memphis. The immediate cause of the fight was the deceased’s picking up the glass of whiskey…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Marable v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Ashby v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
  5. Kyle v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1961

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. StephensonTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Pruitt v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
  3. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
  4. Palmer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
  5. Van Zandt v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1966

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