DOWDY v. STATE


250 S.W.2d 78 (1952)

DOWDY v. STATE.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

July 11, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ray W. Churchill and John Morris, Memphis, for defendant.

Knox Bigham, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


PREWITT, Justice.

The defendant, L.A. Dowdy, was convicted of unlawfully carrying a pistol and punishment fixed at a fine of $50 and nine months in the workhouse.

The defendant is a member of the colored race and was convicted on the testimony of his wife, Mary Lou Dowdy. She testified that she and her husband lived on Shannon Street and on the day of the alleged offense, when she came home from her place of work, defendant jumped on her and beat her; that...

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