Legal Opinion
State of Tennessee v. John Edward Johnson, Jr. - Dissenting
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 22, 2001No. W2000-01986-CCA-R3-CDPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON January 9, 2001 Session STATE OF TENNESSEE v. JOHN EDWARD JOHNSON, JR. Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Obion County No. 0-204 William B. Acree, Jr., Judge No. W2000-01986-CCA-R3-CD - Filed March 22, 2001 David G. Hayes, J., dissenting. I am unable to join with my colleagues in concluding that “restoration of citizenship rights” to a felon convicted of a crime of violence restores to the felon his right to possess a handgun. My reasons are twofold. First, the right to keep and bear arms is not absolute.1 That the citizens of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Dickerson v. New Banner Institute, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. Calvin CassidyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Lyons v. RasarTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
- United States v. Francis T. Warin, Second Amendment Foundation, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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