A general verdict of guilty will be sustained if there is any one (1) good count in the indictment sustained by proof, although the other counts may be fatally defective.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-18-111
General verdict of guilty
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case State v. Cribbs (1998)
Most recently applied in State v. Thacker (April 2005)
Code 1858, § 5217; Shan., § 7190; Code 1932, § 11753; T.C.A
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