Legal Opinion
Hembree v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 4, 1976PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TATUM, Judge.
Appellants, Walter Hembree and his wife, Lola Hembree, and their son, Larry Hembree, were indicted in Cocke County for murder in the first degree. There was a joint trial that resulted in Walter Hem-bree being convicted of Murder in the Second Degree and sentenced to serve 10 years in the State Penitentiary. Lola Hem-bree was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 11 months 29 days in the County Jail and Larry Hembree was acquitted. We must reverse the convictions.
The evidence accredited by the jury was that on April 10, 1974, and prior thereto, Walter…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- United States v. MatlockSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- McBee v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by119 opinions
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