Legal Opinion

State v. Holcomb

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided June 1, 1982No. 81-157-IIIPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Judge.

The defendant-appellant, David Franklin Holcomb, was indicted for aggravated rape and found guilty of the lesser offense of rape. As a result, he was sentenced to six to ten years imprisonment. On appeal he challenges (1) the sufficiency of the evidence to support the jury’s verdict; (2) the trial court’s limitation on the admissibility of expert testimony offered by the defendant; (3) efforts by the State to show that the victim contracted gonorrhea as a result of her contact with the defendant; (4) the trial court’s ruling on the admissibility of an extrajudicial…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. State v. MorganTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Steele v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
  5. Jeffrey Ames Hughes v. James Mathews, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. HarrisTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. KiserTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  3. State v. ScottCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
  4. State v. CampbellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  5. State v. GibsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985

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