Herrington v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swepston
Defendant was convicted for violating the liquor law with punishment fixed at a fine of $400 and 40 days in jail from which he has appealed.
There are several assignments of error but the only one discussed in the brief of defendant raises the sole question as to whether or not the arrest of the defendant by two Highway Patrolmen was authorized under the circumstances.
These patrolmen had information that the defendant was engaged in the illicit business of hauling whisky in a green Ford automobile and that the whisky was stored *159on the premises of a man named Wysong. Shortly before the arrest…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Robertson v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
- Murphy v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1953
- Epps v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
- Acklen v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1954
- Jones v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1953