Huffman v. State

292 S.W.2d 738 (1956)

James I. HUFFMAN

v.

STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 8, 1956.

Petition to Rehear Overruled July 20, 1956.

Joe D. Duncan, Knoxville, for plaintiff in error.

Nat Tipton, Advocate General, Nashville, for the State.

BURNETT, Justice.

Huffman and two other people were indicted by three separate indictments charging them with assault and battery with intent to maim. His two co-defendants were acquitted. The three parties were tried together under the three separate indictments. Huffman was convicted in each and his punishment fixed at a jail sentence of 11 months and…