Legal Opinion

Cartwright v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1883PublishedCited by 18 opinions

EJROM TROUSDALE. Appeal in error from the Circuit Court of Trous-dale county. 1ST. W. McConnell, J.

1Opinion of the CourtDeaderick, C. J.

Plaintiff in error was convicted in the circuit court of Trousdale county of murder in the Second degree for killing Hugh Sunders, and his punishment was fixed at fifteen years confinement in the penitentiary. *622His motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment being refused, he has appealed in error to this court.

The killing occurred in the county of Macon, and defendant was tried therej"aiid convicted' of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hung. But upon appeal to this court the judgment was reversed for error in the charge of the court. Upon the cause being remanded to Macon…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Simpson v. Register of the Land OfficeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1803

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Durham v. StatesTennessee Supreme Court · 1945
  2. State v. StephensonTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
  3. Toombs v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1954
  4. State v. BondurantTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Toombs v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1954

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