Harless v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Burnett
This is an appeal from convictions of driving while drunk and reckless driving, with punishment fixed by the *421jury, on request under applicable statutory enactment, to a jail sentence of 30 days and a $50 fine for each offense.
The assignments aver that, (1 and 2) the evidence preponderates against the verdict; (3) that the trial court erred in overruling a motion for a directed verdict, and that (4) error was committed in admitting hearsay evidence.
The evidence, in narrative form, shows that a highway patrolman arrived at the scene of an automobile wreck, pursuant to a radio report, about…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ashby v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1911
- Turner v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1949
- Ford v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
- Barlow v. VerrillSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1936
- Camper v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Hancock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
- Teague v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- O'NEIL v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
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