Legal Opinion

Waller v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 4, 1942PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chambliss

This is an appeal from a conviction of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor, with punishment fixed at a fine of $100' and thirty days in the county workhouse. It is assigned as error (1) that there is no evidence to support the verdict, and (2) that the Court erred in admitting certain testimony of a witness for the State.

Officers with a search warrant entered a three room dwelling in Nashville, two bedrooms and a kitchen, and found white corn whiskey in quantity “more than a quart and less than a gallon in a tin can, which can was found in the basket of clothes in the kitchen.” The…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Mays v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Sykes v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
  3. Crocker v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
  4. Holt v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
  5. Johnson v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1925

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Webster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1967
  2. Harris v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Taylor v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1950
  4. Troxell v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Kirby v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1944

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