Veach v. State

491 S.W.2d 81 (1973)

Clayton A. VEACH, Plaintiff-in-Error,

v.

STATE of Tennessee, Defendant-in-Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

January 15, 1973.

Larry D. Woods, Woods & Woods, Nashville, for plaintiff in error.

David M. Pack, Atty. Gen., William C. Koch, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Elmer Davies, Dist. Atty. Gen., Franklin, for defendant in error.

OPINION

CHATTIN, Justice.

On January 18, 1972, Veach was found guilty by a jury of driving an automobile upon a public highway while his driver's license was revoked. The jury fixed his punishment at sixty days in jail.

The facts are undisputed.…