Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 6, 1963PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes
The parties will be referred to according to their status in the Trial Court. The defendant was convicted of an attempt to commit a felony and sentenced to serve not less than one year nor more than three years confinement in the State Penitentiary, from which conviction he has appealed to this Court.
The record shows the indictment was returned on October 16, 1961. The case was set for trial for October 20, 1961. The bill of exceptions reflects that, by agreement between the attorney for the defendant and the Attorney General, the cause was reset for October 26, 1961. At that time, counsel…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. LaneSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962
- Poindexter v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1946
- Raisor v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1955
- State v. PoeTennessee Supreme Court · 1881
3Cited by4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Leighton v. HendersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
- Wesley Carr, Jr. v. C. Murray Henderson, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- Thomas Townsend and Roosevelt Terry v. Lynn Bomar, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964