Legal Opinion

Norris v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided December 15, 1912PublishedCited by 19 opinions

FROM WILLIAMSON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Williamson County. —Douglas Whole, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Williams

This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court »>f Williamson county, sentencing the plaintiff in error to the penitentiary for a term of three years on an indictment for the crime of horse stealing.

Among the questions raised by the assignment of errors filed in his behalf are the following:

1. Was it error for the trial judge to fail to charge the jury that the venue must be proven, there being no request in behalf of plaintiff in error therefor?

This is answered by Mr. Justice Shields in the case of Frazier v. State, 117 Tenn., 455, 100 S. W., 94, in the affirmative.

2. What quantum of…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Frazier v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1896
  3. Maples v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1872
  4. State v. QuartemusTennessee Supreme Court · 1870

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Harvey v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Ellis v. CarltonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
  3. Stinson v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1944
  4. Reynolds v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
  5. Gilliland v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1948

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