Legal Opinion

State v. Tyson

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 25, 1980No. 79-62-III, 16134 and 16135PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SCOTT, Judge.

Convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping, the appellant was subsequently found to be an habitual criminal. He received the mandatory life sentence. Much aggrieved by these actions, he has appealed contending that eleven errors occurred during his jury trial.

Since the sufficiency of the evidence is not attacked, no recitation of the facts is necessary. The convictions grew out of the armed kidnapping and subsequent robbery of a routeman for Vaughn’s Vendors as he returned to his van while servicing the cigarette machine at Skyline Lanes in Clarks-ville. Although two , men…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Griffin v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. State v. SuttonTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Lackey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
  5. Russell v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1976

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. State v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
  2. State v. BushTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  3. State v. NesbitTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
  4. State v. GilleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
  5. State v. BatesTennessee Supreme Court · 1991

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