Morgan v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
EROM JACKSON. Appeal in error from Circuit Court of Jackson County. John A. Fite, J.
1Opinion of the CourtTurney, C. J.
Plaintiff in error is convicted of an assault with intent to commit murder in the first degree, and sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary.
On his trial in the Circuit Court he offered himself as a witness. The Attorney-General objected, and read a record of his conviction of larceny and judgment of infamy. The Court sustained the objection.
Section 1 of Ch. 79 of the Acts of 1887 pro-*473yid.es “that in the trial of all indictments, 'presentments, and other criminal proceedings in any of the Courts of this State, the party defendant thereto may, at his own request, but not otherwise, be a…
2Cited by8 opinions
- Brooks v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
- Rounds v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1937
- Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1894
- Patterson v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1946
- Lowe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1935
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