Case law

State v. Mickens

123 S.W.3d 355 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Feb 14, 2003

They are internally governed according to an established hierarchy. 1 There is a “board” in Chicago, led by the “king,” Larry Hoover, who acts as the national supervisor, which appoints an “overseer” in other cities. … Joseph -18-  Brown had no knowledge of these events and he was not present at any time before, during or after these events.

State of Tennessee v. Jan Michelle Ell

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 25, 2014

See State v. Sheffield, 676 S.W.2d 542, 547 (Tenn. 1984); State v. Cabbage, 571 S.W.2d 832, 835 (Tenn. 1978). Questions about witness credibility are resolved by the jury. See State v. … State v. Sutton, 166 S.W.3d 686, 691 (Tenn. 2005) (quoting State v. Hall, 976 S.W.2d 121, 140 (Tenn. 1998)). Circumstantial evidence alone may be sufficient to support a conviction. State v.

State of Tennessee v. Vincent Olajuan Morrison

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Feb 27, 2025

See State v. … Brown, 373 S.W.3d 565, 571 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011) (“In the absence of an adequate record on appeal, this court must presume that the trial court’s rulings were supported by sufficient evidence.”) (quoting State v.

State of Tennessee v. Edward Walsh

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Aug 31, 2020

See State v. Sims, 45 S.W.3d 1, 7 (Tenn. 2001); State v. Hall, 8 S.W.3d 593, 599 (Tenn. 1999). Premeditation may be proved by circumstantial evidence. See, e.g., State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 541-42 (Tenn. 1992). … State v. Kiser, 284 S.W.3d 227, - 16 - 268 (Tenn. 2009); State v. Leach, 148 S.W.3d 42, 53-54 (Tenn. 2004); State v. Davidson, 121 S.W.3d 600, 615 (Tenn. 2003); State v.

State of Tennessee v. Precious Briana Horton

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 17, 2020

See Woodson v. Porter Brown Limestone Co., 916 S.W.2d 896, 902 (Tenn. 1996) (citing Carter v. Jury Comm’n of Green County, 396 U.S. 320 (1970); Ballard v. United States, 329 U.S. 187 (1946); Hollins v. … Oklahoma, 295 U.S. 394 (1935); Norris v Alabama 294 U.S. 587 (1935); Strauder v. West Virginia, 100 U.S. 303 (1880)). In Batson v.

State v. Turner

919 S.W.2d 346 · Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Sep 20, 1995

Sowders, 852 F.2d 882, 885 (6th Cir. 1988); Caudill v. Jago, 747 F.2d 1046, 1050 (6th Cir. 1984); Brown v. … Wyatt v.

State of Tennessee v. David K. Wachtel, III

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 13, 2004

See State v. Williams, 657 S.W.2d 405, 410 (Tenn. 1983). … State v. Oody, 823 S.W.2d 554, 559 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991).

Dontel Morgan v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Apr 30, 2021

Moreover, in Davis v. … See Blackledge v.

State of Tennessee v. Brian Mark Driggers

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Feb 1, 2011

The Kielbasas’s farm provided horse training and boarding services for horse owners. Mrs. Kielbasa testified that she employed the Defendant at Free Spirit Farm during June, July, and part of August 2008. … See State v. Nunley, 22 S.W.3d 282, 289 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999); see also State v. Bunch, 646 S.W.2d 158, 160-61 (Tenn. 1983); State v. Zeolia, 928 S.W.2d 457, 463 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996); State v.

State of Tennessee v. Jairo Jesus Canales Garcia

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Nov 18, 2009

In State v. … See State v. DuBose, 953 S.W.2d 649, 652 (Tenn. 1997); State v. Gray, 960 S.W.2d 598, 606 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997).

State of Tennessee v. Matthew Whitehair

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Mar 8, 2016

State v. Rhoden, 739 S.W.2d 6, 13 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1987); see Brown v. Crown Equip. Corp., 181 S.W.3d 268, 275 (Tenn. 2005). … (citing State v. Shelton, 851 S.W.2d 134, 137 (Tenn. 1993); State v. Brown, 762 S.W.2d 135, 137 (Tenn. 1988)). . . .

State of Tennessee v. Jocquez Parham

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · May 15, 2020

State v. Matthews, 805 S.W.2d 776, 779 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1990) (citing State v. Brown, 551 S.W.2d 329, 331 (Tenn. 1977); Farmer v. State, 343 S.W.2d 895, 897 (Tenn. 1961)). … In State v.

State of Tennessee v. John Steven Hernandez

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · May 15, 2019

Brown, 498 F.3d 523, 531 (6th Cir. 2007) (delays resulting from defense counsel’s need to prepare are attributable to the defendant); People v. Lomax, 49 Cal.4th 530, 556, 234 P.3d 377, 112 Cal. … State v. Matthews, 805 S.W.2d 776, 779 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1990) (citing State v. Brown, 551 S.W.2d 329, 331 (Tenn. 1977); Farmer v. State, 343 S.W.2d 895, 897 (Tenn. 1961)).

State of Tennessee v. Hubert Glenn Sexton, Jr.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Feb 2, 2024

State v. Brown, 373 S.W.3d 565, 573 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2011) (citing State v. Forbes, 918 S.W.2d 431, 449 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995)). … See State v.

State of Tennessee v. Carlos Radale Cornwell

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Oct 25, 2012

Officer Trentham located a tan or brown scrape mark that was consistent with the victim’s skin and the injury pattern the medical examiner found on the victim’s lower body. … Mileusnic-Polchan is a board-certified forensic pathologist.

State of Tennessee v. Martin J. McMurray

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Oct 26, 2012

See Denton v. State, 945 S.W.2d 793, 796 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1996). As explained in State v. … The defendant questioned the trial judge’s impartiality because the judge had previously worked in the district attorney’s office and because the defendant had apparently filed a complaint against the judge with the Board

State of Tennessee v. Mario D. Taylor

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Mar 31, 2015

State v. Dorantes, 331 S.W.3d 370, 379 (Tenn. 2011); State v. Brown, 551 S.W.2d 329, 331 (Tenn. 1977). … V.

Ronald Yates v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jan 27, 2014

He recalled telling the police that the perpetrator was tall, heavy set, “brown skinned,” and wearing a dark skull cap and a striped shirt. … Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984); see Porterfield v. State, 897 S.W.2d 672, 678 (Tenn. 1995).

State of Tennessee v. Sharod Winford Moore

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 28, 2016

See State v. … See State v. Sheffield, 676 S.W.2d 542, 547 (Tenn. 1984); State v. Cabbage, 571 S.W.2d 832, 835 (Tenn. 1978).

State of Tennessee v. Kevin Allen Gentry

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · May 12, 2014

The [Petitioner] said that he was going to put on ankle weights, get on the boogie board, and paddle out into the ocean until he could not see land. … (citing Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984); Baxter v. Rose, 523 S.W.2d 930, 936 (Tenn. 1975)).