Legal Opinion
Taylor v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided September 17, 1974PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALKER, Presiding Judge.
In two cases the defendant, Lieutenant Taylor, was indicted for first degree murder of Willie Lee Davis and for carrying a pistol. The cases were tried together with a not guilty verdict being returned in the murder case and a guilty verdict for carrying a pistol with punishment fixed at a fine of $1000 and 11 months and 29 days in the workhouse.
On this appeal in error the defendant says that venue was not proven. This question was not raised in the new trial motion. In any event we find that venue was proven by state’s witness, Walter L. Griffin, an eyewitness…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Coffee v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1880
3Cited by9 opinions
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