Henley v. State

OPINION

OLIVER, Judge.

Convicted in the Criminal Court of Davidson County of incest with his 15-year-old daughter and sentenced to imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for five years, the minimum provided by the statute proscribing that offense (TCA § 39-705), the defendant Bobby Henley is now before this Court upon appeal in the nature of a writ of error duly perfected.

Essentially, the defendant’s Assignments of Error challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to warrant and sustain the verdict of the jury, his position being that his daughter Barbara, whom the indictment charges him with…