Legal Opinion

State v. Kelly

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 7, 1985PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WALKER, Presiding Judge.

Convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment, the defendant, Eddie Bill Kelly, appeals to this court, contending that the trial judge erred by overruling his motion to suppress autopsy results, in denying two pretrial discovery motions, and that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict. We find no reversible error and affirm the judgment.

In the early morning hours of July 14, 1983, the defendant and a friend, Charles Langford, arrived at the home of Carl Hackworth in Harriman where the defendant saw the truck belonging to his…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. BullingtonTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Harrell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
  3. Ridout v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
  4. State v. AdkinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. ButtsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. VaughnCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
  2. Ex Parte UsreySupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  3. Ex Parte UsreySupreme Court of Alabama · 1987
  4. State of Tennessee v. WIlliam Dejesus FernandezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2025

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