Legal Opinion

State v. Person

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided June 21, 1989PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HERSCHEL P. FRANKS, Special Judge.

Defendant, Eugene Kerrent, appeals from his convictions on the issues of sufficiency of evidence and failure of the trial court to conduct separate trials. Defendant, Ivy Lee Person, appeals from his convictions, likewise raising the issue of sufficiency and raises issues of multiplicity, double jeopardy, hearsay and severance.

The state called numerous witnesses, including Dr. Janice L. Brunch, a staff psychiatrist employed with the Jackson Counseling Centre, who testified the victim, Billie Ruth Doss’s mental condition was that of “chronic…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Richardson v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  4. Ball v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. Richardson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. JohnsonWisconsin Supreme Court · 2000
  2. Sate v. Johnny Garner and Richard MillerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
  3. State of Tennessee v. Ashton Buford, Devante Terrell and Melvin HopkinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2018
  4. State of Tennessee v. Destiny Diamond Baxter and Anthony Wayne SheffieldCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2025
  5. State of Tennessee v. Markreo Quintez Springer and William Mozell ColeyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2014

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