CHAFFIN v. STATE


354 S.W.2d 772 (1962)

Joe CHAFFIN v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 7, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Turner & Turner, Carthage, Maddux & Cameron, Cookeville, for plaintiff in error.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., Thomas E. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., for defendant in error.


PREWITT, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff in error, Joe Chaffin, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to serve three (3) years in the State Prison.

The record presents three assignments of error.

1. The evidence preponderates against the verdict and in favor of the innocence of the accused.

2. The trial judge refused to permit witnesses offered by the defendant to testify that the deceased had...

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