Legal Opinion

State v. McJunkin

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided July 24, 1991PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BYERS, Presiding Judge.

The appellant was convicted, in separate jury trials, of two counts of driving while intoxicated, second offense. The cases have been consolidated for purposes of appeal and the following issues have been raised:

1. The trial court erred in becoming actively involved in the prosecution of the case (89-655) by examining the prosecuting witness to establish proof otherwise deficient in the state’s case.

2. The court erred in admitting proof of a prior conviction when the warrant name and indictment name were not the same and were not otherwise identified to the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Swanner v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1948

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. Timothy Wayne TiptonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
  2. State of Tennessee v. Espiridion Evangelista Kolimlim, IIICourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2022
  3. State of Tennessee v. Jimmy M. MillicanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2002

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