Legal Opinion

State v. Brown

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided September 28, 1982PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*419OPINION

SCOTT, Judge.

The appellant and his co-defendant, John A Brown, Jr., were convicted of two counts of murder in the first degree and each received sentences of ninety-nine years in the state penitentiary on each count. The trial judge ordered the sentences to run consecutively. Aggrieved by the actions of the judge and jury, the appellant has presented two issues on appeal. He does not challenge the sufficiency of the convicting evidence. Therefore, no recitation of the facts is necessary. However, a history of the litigation is necessary to place the issues in context.

The appellant and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Williams v. DanielCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1976
  3. Leeper v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1971
  4. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Larry Jereller Alston v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2018
  2. Matter of RH, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983
  3. Stanley Williams v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2019
  4. State of Tennessee v. Tony v. Carruthers And James MontgomeryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1999

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