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  • In April 1989. In The Present Appeal, The Relying In Part Upon State v. Roger

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Oct 21, 1996

    See Haggard v. State, 475 S.W.2d 186, 187 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1971); Brown v. State, 445 S.W.2d 669, 674 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1969). A panel of this Court recently held the same in a capital case. Barber v. … Furthermore, in Campbell v.

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  • State of Tennessee v. Malcolm Dudley Thomas

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Oct 4, 2011

    Brown testified, “I know [the victim] to be a truthful child. … Judge v. State, 539 S.W.2d 340, 344 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1976); see also State v. Buck, 670 S.W.2d 600, 609 (Tenn. 1984).

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  • State of Tennessee v. Terrence Mccray

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Dec 1, 2010

    Tara Brown, the victim’s niece, testified that the appellant dated her sister, Teresa Monger. … Tara Brown’s “Theatrics” The appellant claims that the trial court erred by refusing to declare a mistrial after Tara Brown’s “theatrics” during her direct testimony.

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  • State v. Jon Hall

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 29, 1998

    State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 541-42 (Tenn. 1992). … State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 540-41 (Tenn. 1992) quoting C. Torcia, Wharton’s Criminal Law § 140 (14th ed. 1979) (emphasis deleted).

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  • State of Tennessee v. Larry Edward Moore, Jr.

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Feb 10, 2010

    State v. Brown, 29 S.W.3d 427, 432 (Tenn. 2000). A defendant’s constitutional right to confront the witnesses against him includes the right to conduct meaningful cross-examination. State v. … Brown, our supreme court set forth the necessary analysis when determining whether the constitutional right to present a defense has been violated by the exclusion of evidence. Brown, 29 S.W.3d at 433-434.

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  • Dillingham v. State

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Dec 23, 1997

    No. 03C01-9702-CR-00048 Appellant, ) ) Unicoi County V. ) ) Honorable Lynn W . … Brown, Judge ) STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) (Post-Conviction) ) Appellee. FOR THE APPELLANT: FOR THE APPELLEE: Douglas K.

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  • Mitchell v. State

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jan 12, 1998

    LYNN BROWN, Judge HOWARD CARLTON, Warden, ) and STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) ) (Writ of Habeas Corpus) Appellee ) For the Appellant: For the Appellee: Earl … Archer v. State, 851 S.W.2d 157, 164 (Tenn. 1993). Moreover, it is well established law in this state that the writ of habeas corpus may not be used as a substitute for, or in lieu of an appeal. State v.

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  • Martucci v. State

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Oct 24, 1997

    However, this court has refused to apply Brown’s holdings retroactively, see, e.g., Lofton v. State, 898 S.W. 2d 246, 250 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1994), and we refuse to do so in this case. III. … Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. at 689, 104 S. Ct. at 2065; see Hellard v.

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  • Travis Jay Lester v. State of Tennessee

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · May 21, 2010

    Goad v. State, 938 S.W.2d 363, 369 (Tenn. 1996) (citing Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984)). … See State v.

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  • State v. Crenshaw

    64 S.W.3d 374 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 1, 2001

    He had been shot seven times and struck with a gun and a board from the nape of his neck to the front of his head. His head injuries required over one hundred staples. … State v.

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  • State of Tennessee v. Cortez Bennett

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 28, 2020

    See State v. Brown, 479 S.W.3d 200, 211 (Tenn. 2015). “[A]n illegal sentence is one that is not authorized by the applicable statutes or that directly contravenes an applicable statute.” Tenn. R. Crim. P. 36.1(a). … State v. Wooden, 478 S.W.3d 585, 594-95 (Tenn. 2015).

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  • STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JAMES EARL GORDON

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jan 27, 2021

    State v. Brown, 479 S.W.3d 200, 208-09 (Tenn. 2015). An illegal sentence is defined as “one that is not authorized by the applicable statutes or that directly contravenes an applicable statute.” Tenn. R. Crim. … State v. Wooden, 478 S.W.3d 585, 593 (Tenn. 2015).

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  • David Johnson Hartsell v. State of Tennessee

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · May 6, 2005

    Brown, Judge No. … State v. Ritchie, 20 S.W.3d 624, 630 (Tenn. 2000) (quoting Archer v. State, 851 S.W.2d 157, 164 (Tenn. 1993)).

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  • State v. Parks Bryan

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jan 22, 1999

    Defendant suggests that his case is similar to State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530 (Tenn. 1992), in which a conviction for first degree murder was reversed and modified to a second degree murder conviction. … Brown, 836 S.W.2d at 541-4 2; State v. Bland, 958 S.W.2d 651, 660 (Tenn . 1997).

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  • William E. Blake, Jr. v. State of Tennessee

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Dec 27, 2022

    Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984); see State v. Taylor, 968 S.W.2d 900, 905 (Tenn. Crim. … Finch v. State, 226 S.W.3d 307, 316 (Tenn. 2007) (citing Carpenter v. State, 126 S.W.3d 879, 886 (Tenn. 2004)).

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  • State of Tennessee v. Erik Standback

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Aug 30, 2019

    Brown, and Mr. Mull. We agree with the State. … In State v.

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  • State v. Antonio Saulsberry/Franklin Howard

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Dec 21, 1998

    See State v. West, 844 S.W.2d 144, 147-48 (Tenn . 1992); State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 540-43 (Tenn. 1992); State v. Boyd, 909 S.W .2d 50 (T enn. C rim. App . 1995). Cf. State v. Leroy Hall, C.C.A . … See State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 541-42 (Tenn. 1992); State v. Lero y Hall, C.C.A. No. 03C01-9303-CR-00065, Hamilton Coun ty (Tenn . Crim.

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  • Miguel Saenz v. State of Tennessee

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jul 2, 2020

    Williams v. State, 44 S.W.3d 464, 468 (Tenn. 2001) (citing Burford v. State, 845 S.W.2d 204 (Tenn. 1992)). … .”); Brown v. State, 928 S.W.2d 453, 456 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996) (“[T]he petitioner’s grounds for post-conviction relief, ineffective assistance of counsel and involuntary plea, existed at the time of his conviction.”).

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  • State of Tennessee v. Elizabeth Allison

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 8, 2004

    Ross Dyer, Assistant Attorney General; Garry Brown, District Attorney General; and William Bowen, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellant, the State of Tennessee. … Archer v. State, 851 S.W.2d 157, 164 (Tenn. 1993); Johns v. Bowlen, 942 S.W.2d 544, 546 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996). A sentence that directly contravenes a statute is illegal and void. Stephenson v.

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  • State of Tennessee v. Raymond Mays, Jr.

    Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Mar 29, 1996

    Brown, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee. … Harkins, 811 S.W.2d at 82; State v. Gregory, 946 S.W.2d 829, 832 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997).

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