State of Tennessee v. Dorothy Sheldon - Dissenting

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE MAY SESSION, 1997 FILED November 6, 1997 Cecil W. Crowson STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) Appellate Court Clerk ) No. 01C01-9604-CC-00151 Appellee ) ) DICKSON COUNTY vs. ) ) Hon. LEONARD W. MARTIN, Judge DOROTHY SHELDON, ) ) (Forgery) Appellant ) DISSENTING OPINION The majority concludes that venue was proper in Dickson County. I respectfully disagree. In finding venue in Dickson County, the majority, relying upon Girdley v. State,

29 S.W.2d 255

(Tenn. 1930), employs an agency theory to establish the appellant's constructive presence in Dickson…