Troglen v. State

The plaintiff in error, Johnny Troglen, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was indicted for obtaining money by unpaid check, in violation of T.C.A. sec. 39-1904. By the terms of that Code Section, this offense is “punishable as in the case of larceny”. The jury found the defendant guilty of petit larceny. He was sentenced to confinement in the County Jail for eleven months and twenty-nine days and to pay a fine of $10.00. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and he has duly perfected his appeal and filed assignments of error.

The first two assignments question the sufficiency of the…