Legal Opinion
State v. Butler
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 28, 1981PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOPER, Justice.
William Robert Butler was convicted of second degree murder and received a twenty year sentence, for shooting and killing his wife. He also was convicted of assault and battery for wounding a bystander in the same incident. On appeal of the murder conviction, the Court of Criminal Appeals concluded that the trial court committed prejudicial error (1) in ordering defense counsel to refrain from questioning juvenile prosecution witnesses about past juvenile court adjudications, and (2) in excluding evidence of threats by the deceased against the defendant, uncommunicated…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- State v. MorganTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- Arnold v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- State v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1988
- State v. SaylorTennessee Supreme Court · 2003
- State v. BrownWashington Supreme Court · 1990
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