Opinion

State v. Williams

  • 827 S.W.2d 804
  • 1991 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 517
Court
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Filed
Jun 26, 1991
Status
Published
Author
Birch
On the bench
Birch, Inman, Summers
Cited by
15 cases

The opinion

BIRCH, Judge,

concurring.

I concur with my colleagues in the result reached that defendant’s re-trial is barred by double-jeopardy limitations.

I write separately, however, to condemn the senseless use of racial epithets in court and related proceedings by those sworn to enforce and uphold the law. The insensitive use of the epithets in this case, even when generously interpreted, invites the sure perception that the user is not as fair, impartial, and enlightened as required to be.

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