Brooks v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swiggart
delivered the opinion of the Court. .
James Brooks was adjudged guilty of bigamy by the Criminal Court of Fentress County, with a sentence to the penitentiary for two years, and has appealed in error to this court.
No question is made by the assignments of error as to the merits of the conviction, and the questions relied upon for reversal are purely technical.
It is contended that the trial court failed to render judgment on the verdict, so that the appeal is premature, and that the case should be remanded to the trial court for judgment.
This is the proper course where the trial court fails to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cowan v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
- McCampbell v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- Rodes v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1882
- State v. TravisTennessee Supreme Court · 1876
3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. MarksCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
- Davis v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
- Estes v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Ferguson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975