Clark v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swiggart
The evidence upon which the plaintiff in error was convicted of unlawfully possessing and transporting intoxicating liquor is that the town marshal was summoned to the Clark home by the wife of the plaintiff in error, who told the marshal over the telephone that the plaintiff in error was “ fighting her.” On arrival the marshal saw the plaintiff in error on the porch of the house and observed that he was cursing and was under the influence of whisky. “Without conversation the wife asked the mar- slial into tlie house and carried him to an outhouse, with the statement that she wanted to show…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Amos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Hughes v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1921
- Hampton v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1923
3Cited by2 opinions
- Byrd v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
- Kaufman v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1949