Jones v. State

403 S.W.2d 750 (1966)

Grover JONES, Plaintiff in Error,

v.

STATE of Tennessee, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 5, 1966.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1966.

William S. Mercuri and James G. Nedeff, Indianapolis, Ind., Karl E. Monroe and Willis E. Spear, Celina, for plaintiff in error.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., and Thomas E. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant in error.

Baxter Key, Jr., Dist. Atty. Gen., Carthage, prosecuted case for the State in the trial court.

OPINION

WHITE, Justice.

The plaintiff in error, Grover Jones, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter…