Legal Opinion
State v. Burkhart
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided October 10, 2001PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HolderHolder, J.
in which DROWOTA, III, C.J., and ANDERSON, BIRCH, Jr., and BARKER, JJ, joined.
We granted this appeal to determine the constitutionality of Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 39-17-501 and 39-17-505. We hold that Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 39-17-501 and 39-17-505 are neither unconstitutionally vague as applied to this case nor overbroad and therefore do not violate the guarantees of due process provided by the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Tennessee. The judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals is affirmed.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On January 10, 1997, Officer Raymond Macias…
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