Legal Opinion

State of Tennessee v. Willie Duncan

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided October 14, 2016No. W2013-02554-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · KirbyHolly Kirby, J.

JEFFREY S. BIVINS, C.J., and CORNELIA A. CLARK and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.

In this appeal, we consider the sufficiency of an indictment. The five-count indictment charged the defendant with several felonies and also with employing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. The count for the firearm charge recited the statute listing the offenses that can constitute a “dangerous felony” but did not designate one of the accompanying charges as the predicate dangerous felony. After a trial, a jury found the defendant guilty on all five counts. On appeal, the defendant…

3Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States v. CottonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Russell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Wyatt v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Hart v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Dykes v. ComptonTennessee Supreme Court · 1998

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4Cited by27 opinions

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