Legal Opinion
Gaskin v. Collins
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1983PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, Justice.
The primary issue before us on appeal is whether the retroactive application of certain amendments in 1981 to the Election Code, which amendments disenfrancised convicted felons, violates the state constitution. More specifically, we are asked to determine whether T.C.A. §§ 2-2-139(d) and 2-19-143(4) violate Article I, § 5 of the Tennessee Constitution.
The Appellee, Stephen Gaskin, was convicted on November 11, 1971, of the felony of “manufacturing marijuana.” At that time, it was not an infamous crime. In 1975, Appellee Gaskin completed his term of incarceration and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hatcher v. BellTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
- Shelby County v. HaleTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
- Crutchfield v. CollinsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
- State Ex Rel. v. PhillipsTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
3Cited by32 opinions
- May v. CarltonTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
- Terrence Johnson v. Phil BredesenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2010
- State Ex Rel. Witcher v. BilbreyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- Ragsdale v. City of MemphisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- Wesley v. CollinsDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1985
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