Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided October 21, 1976PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

Appellant appeals from a conviction in the Criminal Court of Shelby County of grand larceny. His punishment was fixed at from 3 to 6 years in the State Penitentiary. We affirm but modify.

The appellant’s first assignment is that the evidence preponderates against appellant’s guilt and in favor of his innocence. The accredited evidence was that Robert Lewis Brown left his apartment in Memphis, Tennessee at about 8:00 P.M., or 8:30 P.M., on the evening of January 13, 1975, going to work. At about 9:00 o’clock that night, he was informed that his apartment had been burglarized…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Farris v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Ezell v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Rockett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1971
  5. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1972

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. JordanTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  2. State v. BranamTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  3. State v. RussellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
  4. Frazier v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
  5. State v. UpchurchCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980

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