Legal Opinion

State v. Beard

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided June 25, 1991PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

F. LLOYD TATUM, Special Judge.

The defendant, Morris Beard, and his wife, Melinda Beard, were indicted for possession of more than one-half ounce and *377less than ten pounds of marijuana with intent to sell, conspiracy to sell marijuana, and the sale and delivery of marijuana.

The defendant, Morris Beard, filed a pretrial motion to require the State to elect between the possession count of the indictment and the sale count of the indictment. The Trial Court overruled this motion during trial.

After the State rested, the Trial Court granted Melinda Beard’s motion for a judgment of acquittal…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. State v. WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
  3. Raine v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1920
  4. State v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1988
  5. State v. ToddTennessee Supreme Court · 1983

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State v. DuckerTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  2. State v. DentonTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  3. State v. BaldwinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
  4. Billy Coffelt v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2014
  5. State of Tennessee v. Alvin Waller Jr.Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2014

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