Legal Opinion
Gamble v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided July 19, 1929PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mb. Chiee Justice Green
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The plaintiff in error was convicted under chapter 42 of the Acts of 1927 and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
Since the constitutionality of the Act is questioned, it follows, together with its caption:
“An Act to amend the Code of Tennessee entitled ‘ An Act to revise the statutes of the State of Tennessee, ’ passed by the General Assembly of 1857-8, particularly Section 4666, relating to the subject of Arson, same being Section 6529 of Shannon’s Annotated Code.
“ Section 1. Be it enacted by the G-eneral Assembly of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- State v. RunnelsTennessee Supreme Court · 1893
3Cited by11 opinions
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- Texas Co. v. FortTennessee Supreme Court · 1935
- Basham v. Southeastern Motor Truck Lines, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1947
- Industrial Development Board v. First U.S. Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1966
- Tennessee Min. & Mfg. Co. v. Anderson CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
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