# Wallis v. State

> Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · October 19, 1976 · 546 S.W.2d 244

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9654351

## Case

- **Full name:** Johnny WALLIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee
- **Court:** Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
- **Decided:** October 19, 1976
- **Citations:** 546 S.W.2d 244; 1976 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 309
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Dwyer
- **Judges:** Duncan, Dwyer, Pellegrin
- **Cited by:** 9 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- noting that in exceptional circumstances, the defendant may have the right to rebut the State‘s closing argument

## Opinion text

DWYER, Judge.
In concurring I agree it was prejudicial error to allow the State rebuttal argument when the appellant had waived argument.
ERNEST PELLEGRIN, Special Judge, concurs.

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