Legal Opinion
Blackwood v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 12, 1959PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swepston
Plaintiff in error, Lloyd C. Blackwood, former County Court Clerk of Anderson County, Tennessee, hereinafter called defendant, was convicted for the embezzlement of funds in the amount of $23,661.69, which came into his possession as County Court Clerk of said County and as the property of the State of Tennessee and said County in violation of T.C.A. secs. 39-4231 and 39-4233. His punishment was fixed at not more than 3 years in the State Penitentiary.
The above sections of the Code are as follows:
“39-4231. Embezzlement by public officer — Penalty. —If any person charged with the collection,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Evans v. BoggsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951
- State v. DavidsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1937
- Driscoll v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
- Gilliland v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
3Cited by11 opinions
- Ezell v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
- State Ex Rel. Carroll v. HendersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Hopper v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1959
- Hester v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Poag v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
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