Case law

Daniel Ward v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 27, 2024

Petitioner admitted he had filed a complaint against Counsel with the Board of Professional Responsibility. … Whitehead v. State, 402 S.W.3d 615, 621 (Tenn. 2013) (first citing Felts v. State, 354 S.W.3d 266, 276 (Tenn. 2011); and then citing Calvert v.

State of Tennessee v. Serena N. Hammond

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Sep 11, 2025

State v. Carruthers, 35 S.W.3d 516, 576-77 (Tenn. 2000); -9- State v. Van Tran, 864 S.W.2d 465, 477 (Tenn. 1993); State v. … Bledsoe, 226 S.W.3d 349, 354 (Tenn. 2007), because “appellate courts do not sit as self-directed boards of legal inquiry and research, but essentially as arbitrators of legal questions presented and argued by the parties

State of Tennessee v. Vickie Lynn Perry

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jul 7, 2015

There were several small reddish-brown stains throughout the hallway.8 There were similar spots on the “wall[] and door frames” of the laundry room. … State v. Wagner, 382 S.W.3d 289, 297 (Tenn. 2012) (quoting State v. Campbell, 245 S.W.3d 331, 335 (Tenn. 2008)).

State of Tennessee v. Eric Orlando Carter

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Aug 22, 2018

State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 541 (Tenn. 1992). The presence of premeditation is a question for the jury and may be established by proof of the circumstances surrounding the killing. Bland, 958 S.W.2d at 660. … In Barker v.

State of Tennessee v. Byron Becton

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Mar 11, 2013

In Chapman v. … See also Momon v.

State of Tennessee v. John T. Vine, II

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Nov 8, 2013

State v. Bledsoe, 226 S.W.3d 349, 355 (Tenn. 2007). … State v. Dorantes, 331 S.W.3d 370, 379 (Tenn. 2011) (citing State v. Hanson, 279 S.W.3d 265, 275 (Tenn. 2009)).

State of Tennessee v. Robert A. Guerrero

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 8, 2011

State v. … See State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 541 (Tenn. 1992).

State of Tennessee v. Santory Alexander Johnson

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jul 27, 2018

State v. Minor, 546 S.W.3d 59, 70 (Tenn. 2018) (citing State v. Martin, 505 S.W.3d 492, 504 (Tenn. 2016); State v. Hester, 324 S.W.3d 1, 56 (Tenn. 2010)). … Banks, 271 S.W.3d at 131 (citing United States v. Young, 470 U.S. 1, 11-13 (1985); State v.

State of Tennesse v. Javoris Sparkman

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · May 18, 2012

He also collected paint chips of black base paint with orange glitter, admitted as exhibit 43, found inside the gold car on the front passenger side seat and on the floor board. … State v. Anderson, 985 S.W.2d 9, 17 (Tenn. Crim. App.1997). See also Myers v.

State of Tennessee v. Jeremy Paul Duffer

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jun 25, 2009

State v. Cabbage, 571 S.W.2d 832, 835 (Tenn. 1978). … State v. Smith, 24 S.W.3d 274, 281 (Tenn. 2000) (citing Ashby v. State, 139 S.W. 872, 875 (Tenn. 1911)).

Robert Edward Fritts v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · May 24, 2018

V. … McCracken v. State, 529 S.W.2d 724, 726 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1975) (citing State ex rel. Brown v. Newell, 391 S.W.2d 667, 669 (Tenn. 1965); Canupp v. State, 460 S.W.2d 382, 383 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1970); State ex rel.

Tabitha Gentry v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jul 21, 2021

Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984); see State v. … Roe v.

State of Tennessee v. Antoine Dewayne Clark

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Jan 31, 2019

An appellate court’s sua sponte invocation of plain error relief should be exercised sparingly “because ‘appellate courts do not sit as self-directed boards of legal inquiry and research, but essentially as arbitrators of … See, e.g., State v.

State of Tennessee v. Christopher Christian Padgett

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · May 23, 2019

In State v. … See Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36, 59 (2004). The multi-factor test first found in State v. Maclin, 183 S.W.3d 335, 349 (Tenn. 2006) and restated in State v.

State of Tennessee v. Willie Duncan

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Aug 27, 2014

State v. Lea, 41 Tenn. 175, 177-8 (1860); see also Dunn v. United States, 284 U.S. 390, 393 (1932). … State v. Deshaun Emmanuel Brown, No. M2011-01383-CCA-R3-CD, 2012 WL 6115603, at *11 (Tenn. Crim. App., Dec. 10, 2012), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Apr. 10, 2013) (citing State v. Cummings, 868 S.W.2d 661, 667 (Tenn. Crim.

State of Tennessee v. Bruce Wayne Sutton

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · May 19, 2017

Simmons v. … See United States v.

State of Tennessee v. Gregory D. Valentine

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Aug 13, 2013

State v. Crowe, 168 S.W.3d 731, 740 (Tenn. 2005); State v. Turner, 919 S.W.2d 346, 355 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). … State v. Pendergrass, 937 S.W.2d 834, 837 (Tenn. 1996) (citing Tenn. R. App. P. 4(a) and (c); State v. Moore, 814 S.W.2d 381, 382 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1991)).

State of Tennessee v. Michael D. Rimmer

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · May 25, 2001

State v. Tuggle, 639 S.W.2d 913, 914 (Tenn. 1982). Nevertheless, the Defendant cites to Duckett v. … See State v. Nesbit, 978 S.W.2d 872 (Tenn. 1998), cert denied,119 S. Ct. 1359 (1999); State v. Cribbs, 967 S.W.2d 773 (Tenn. 1998), cert. denied, 119 S. Ct. 343 (1998); State v.

Jeffery Yates v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Sep 18, 2009

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs July 14, 2009 JEFFERY YATES v. … State v. Jeffery Yates, No. W2003-02422-CCA-MR3-CD, 2005 WL 1707974, at **1-5 (Tenn. Crim. App. July 21, 2005), perm. to appeal denied (Tenn. Dec. 19, 2005).

State of Tennessee v. Derrick Settles

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · Nov 26, 2007

Standard of Review In State v. … State v. Brown, 836 S.W.2d 530, 547 (Tenn. 1992) (citing Liming v. State, 417 S.W.2d 769, 770 (Tenn. 1967)); see also State v. Simpson, 968 S.W.2d 776, 784 (Tenn. 1998).