Legal Opinion
State of Tennessee v. Tommy Holmes
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 2010No. W2008-00759-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 29 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, J.
in which JANICE M. HOLDER, C.J., GARY R. WADE, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ„ joined.
We granted permission to appeal in this case to address whether the trial court erred in ruling that an indigent defendant forfeited his right to counsel at trial by telling his appointed lawyer, “I know how to get rid of you,” and, at a subsequent meeting, physically assaulting his lawyer by striking the lawyer’s eyeglasses with his finger. The defendant was tried by a jury pro se and convicted of aggravated rape. We hold that, under the facts and circumstances of this case, the trial…
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