Legal Opinion
State v. Hailey
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided May 25, 1983PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNELIUS, Judge.
William T. Hailey was convicted of second degree murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment at the state penitentiary. He now appeals as of right to this Court and presents six (6) issues for our determination.
In one issue, the appellant seeks dismissal of the indictment against him because of alleged discrimination in the selection of the grand jury foreperson. At a hearing on the motion to dismiss, the appellant presented evidence of county census figures from 1890-1980 and evidence of the race of grand jury forepersons in Robertson County since 1947. The figures…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Castaneda v. PartidaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Rose v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Mutual Life Insurance v. HillmonSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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3Cited by43 opinions
- State v. SmithCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
- State v. MillerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
- State v. McAfeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
- State v. ButtreyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- State v. LawsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
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