Legal Opinion
State v. Goad
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 27, 1985PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BYERS, Judge.
The defendant was convicted of armed robbery and of assault with the intent to commit murder in the first degree. He was sentenced to serve two consecutive life sentences.
The state’s evidence, which is not challenged in this appeal, shows that on March 16, 1983, the defendant entered a convenience market, held a two-shot Derringer on the only employee present, and took money owned by the store. The defendant, after completing the robbery, ordered the employee to lie on the floor and then fired two shots into the head of the employee. The employee survived these wounds.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- United States v. Tyrone Smith, United States of America v. Anthony E. GartrellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- State v. BlackTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Ritter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
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3Cited by25 opinions
- State v. StoutTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. MillerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
- State v. MooreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
- State v. Al-AminCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2003
- State v. BroadnaxSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2015
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