Watts v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Creson
This appeal comes from the Circuit Court of Giles County, Tennessee. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in that court; that is, the plaintiff in error, William Clifford Watts, as defendant, and defendant in error as the State.
The defendant was found guilty, in the General Sessions Court of Giles County, of hunting without permission, as that offense is set out in T.C.A. see. 51-407. Defendant appealed this judgment of conviction to the Circuit Court of Giles County, Tennessee. That court also found the defendant guilty and ordered him to pay a fine of $25.00 and costs. The…