Bennett v. State

OLIVER, Judge.

OPINION

On the 24th of September 1973, the Knox County grand jury returned two separate indictments against the defendant, one charging him with attempting to commit burglary by attempting to break and enter in the nighttime a motel room rented to one Richard Garrett, with the intent to commit larceny (TCA §§ 39-603, 39 — 901), and the other with unlawfully carrying a pistol with the intent to go armed (TCA § 39 — 4901). Without any indication of objection, the two cases were tried together since both were grounded upon a single event. Convicted in both cases, the defendant was…