Legal Opinion

Byrge v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided August 29, 1978PublishedCited by 522 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered by the Anderson County Criminal Court approving a jury verdict finding the appellant, Joe Lonnie Byrge, guilty of passing a forged instrument and fixing his punishment at not less than 3 nor more than 6 years in the state penitentiary.

In this appeal, the appellant has assigned errors challenging the evidence, the admission of fingerprint evidence, the questioning of a witness by a juror, and the admission of testimony regarding his identity. We find no error.

Appellant’s first assignment of . error, which alleges that the verdict…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Barnes v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Bush v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  3. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
  4. Branch v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
  5. Clancy v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by522 opinions

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  4. State v. VasquesTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  5. State v. OodyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1991

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