Stephens v. State

JOHN D. TEMPLETON, Special Judge.

OPINION

Richard Stephens was convicted in the Criminal Court of Hamilton County of a crime against nature and sentenced to five years imprisonment. He filed his appeal in the nature of a writ of error insisting that the conviction cannot stand because (1) the crime for which he was convicted as referred to in our statute, T.C.A. 39-707, is unconstitutionally vague and (2) the victim’s testimony is uncorroborated. We find no merit in the assignments and affirm the judgment.

T.C.A. 39-707 merely fixes the penalty for “Crimes against nature, either with mankind or…