Legere v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM HANCOCK. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Hancock County.—C. J. St. John, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Beard
The plaintiff in error was jointly indicted with one Perry Meyers for the killing of John Davis and Grant Seals on the evening of the seventh of June, 1902. Subsequently Meyers asked a severance, which was granted him by the court. About the same time the State entered a nolle prosequi as to the killing of Grant Seals, and then placed the plaintiff in error on trial alone for the homicide of John Davis, the result of which was his conviction of murder in the first degree. Motion for a neAv trial having been overruled, the case has been appealed to this court, and many errors are assigned upon…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Spurlock v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1892
- Conrad v. GriffeySupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Glass v. BennettTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
- Smith v. RailroadTennessee Supreme Court · 1892
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- State v. BraggsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
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