Legal Opinion

State v. Calvin Head

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided August 22, 1997No. 01C01-9512-CC-00401PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HAYES, Judge.

The State of Tennessee appeals, pursuant to Tenn. R.App. P. 10, 1 from the order entered by the Montgomery County Circuit Court requiring that the State provide the defendant, Calvin Eugene • Head, the same plea agreement offered to Head’s co-defendants. The State contends that the trial court wrongfully usurped the plea bargaining power expressly granted to the district attorney general’s office. We agree with the State and vacate the order of the trial court.

In March, 1994, the Montgomery County Grand Jury indicted Calvin Head and three co-defendants, all juveniles, on…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Weatherford v. BurseySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Mabry v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  3. Richardson v. YoungTennessee Supreme Court · 1909
  4. Dearborne v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  5. State v. HodgesTennessee Supreme Court · 1991

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3Cited by13 opinions

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