On the night of November 27, 1971, Roy Morelock and two other men went to a bootlegging establishment where the defendant Robert Lee Jenkins, who was in charge, and Hugh Laughlin (or Lawson) were involved in an argument over Jenkins' refusal to sell Laughlin beer. Each has duly perfected an appeal in the nature of a writ of error to this Court.īy appropriate Assignments of Error, both defendants raise the usual challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence to warrant and support the verdicts of the jury. Jenkins was convicted of aiding and abetting murder in the second degree and sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary. Jointly tried in the Criminal Court of Sullivan County, Robert Lee Jenkins was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than 10 nor more than 20 years, and Hervey E. Jenkins was charged with aiding and abetting Robert Lee Jenkins in the murder of Christian. OPINIONįollowing the killing of Newman Christian on November 28, 1971, Robert Lee Jenkins was indicted for first degree murder, and in a separate indictment Harvey E. Carr, Blountville, Thomas McKinney, Jr., Kingsport, for plaintiff in error.ĭavid M. 3, 1974.Ĭertiorari Denied by Supreme Court April 15, 1974. 509 S.W.2d 240 Robert Lee JENKINS and Harvey E.

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