Henley v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal in error from Criminal Court of Shelby County. L. P. Cooper, J.
1Dissent
DISSENTING OPINION.
Snodgrass, Ch. J.
Aware of the careful and painstaking consideration this case has received, and with profound respect for the opinion of the majority, I most earnestly dissent from its conclusion that the Act under consideration' is a constitutional law. No less than any one of them do I respect the expression of legislative will, and recognize the freedom of that department (so far as the policy of legislation is involved) from judicial interference. I have as little inclination as anyone to invade the legislative province or to assume the power to do so. The people have…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Davidson v. New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Miller v. HortonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- State ex rel. Kennedy v. BrunstWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
- Daly v. Multnomah CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1886
- King v. . HunterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1871
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