Goff v. State

The presentment upon which plaintiff in error, Jim Goff, was put to trial and convicted in this case charges the following offense, to-wit, that "on or about the 19th day of May, 1946 in the County and State aforesaid, did unlawfully and wilfully follow and engage in his usual and ordinary vocation, namely the operation of a certain poolroom in the community of Doyle, in White County, Tennessee, on Sunday, against the peace and dignity of the State.”

The appeal is here upon the technical record. Based upon that record, it is insisted that the conviction is not authorized as a matter of law…