Legal Opinion

Howard v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 18, 1978PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

Woodrow Howard appeals from a judgment finding him guilty of fraudulent use of a credit card (T.C.A. § 39-1954), with a penitentiary sentence of three years. He makes no question concerning the sufficiency of the evidence or the conduct of trial. His assignments of error attack the constitutionality of T.C.A. § 39-1954 and the Trial Judge’s instructions to the jury. The assignments are without merit.

The appellant did not testify and introduced no evidence, leaving the State’s proof uncontradicted.. A purse of Mrs. Jerry W. Hitchcock, containing her BankAmericard, was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Farris v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  2. State v. HaileyTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
  3. McClellan v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  4. Keaton v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  5. Doughty v. HammondTennessee Supreme Court · 1960

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. WyrickCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
  2. Harmon v. Angus R. Jessup Associates, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1981
  3. State v. ChavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
  4. State v. FarmerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
  5. State v. SnyderCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1992

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