Cates v. State

Mr. Chiee Justice Neil

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The plaintiff in error, who will be later referred to as the defendant, was arraigned in the General Sessions Court of Sumner County on a warrant charging him with public drunkenness. Upon being informed of the charge he pleaded guilty. He expressly waived the right to be tried upon an indictment and by a jury of his peers. The court, having heard proof relating to the charge, fined him $5 and costs of the case and in addition thereto sentenced him to the county workhouse for ninety (90) days, which sentence was “suspended during good…