Legal Opinion

Hughes v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 5, 1953PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Neil

This appeal involves the conviction of plaintiffs in error upon the charge of unlawfully possessing and transporting a deer, the same being contrary to the provisions of Section 42, Chapter 115 of the Public Acts of 1951. They were each fined $50 and sentenced to 30 days in jail.

The counsel for the defendants have filed 13 assignments of error, all of which relate to the right of search without a search warrant.

No question is made as to the indictment or the constitutionality of the statute upon which it is based. Section 42 of Chapter llfi of the Public Acts of 1951 provides :

“B.e it further…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
  2. Monroe v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1952

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jamie Hamilton v. Gary T. Myers, Executive Director of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  2. State of Tennessee v. John Allan LezotteCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
  3. State v. ColosimoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
  4. State v. ColosimoSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2003
  5. State v. KrognessOregon Supreme Court · 1963

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