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2 Shan. Cas. 501

State v. Lane

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1877

Tennessee Supreme Court · decided 1877-09-15

<p>CRIMINAL LAW PRACTICE. Lost indictment not supplied on affidavit oí attorney-general.</p> <p>A lost indictment íor a misdemeanor even cannot be supplied on affidavit of the attorney-general tendering a copy. This cannot be done except on the memory of the judge — the record showing explicitly and with certainty it was so done. The propriety of this holding is doubted as an original question, but is adhered to as a precedent establishing such a rule.</p> <p>Cited and doubted, but followed: State v. Harrison, 10 Yer., 548.</p>

Decided 1877-09-15

Tbeeman, J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court:

¶2This is an effort to supply ¿'lost indictment, on affidavit of the attorney-general, tendering a copy. - The indictment was for a misdemeanor. ,

¶3The case of The State v. Harrison, 10 Yer., 548, definitely adjudges that this cannot be done, except on the memory of the judge, the record showing explicitly, and with certainty, it was so done.

¶4While, as an original question, we would have grave doubts as to the propriety of this holding, we do not feel that we ought to overrule the case cited, especially as it may be so easily remedied by the legislature.

¶5We therefore affirm the judgment of the court below overruling the motion.

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