Legal Opinion
Williams v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 17, 1973PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCANLESS, Justice.
The defendant, Phillip Williams, was charged in three separate indictments of selling a controlled substance, marijuana, in violation of Sections 52-1409, 52-1422, and 52-1432, T.C.A. The trial judge allowed the defendant to plead guilty to all three charges and to waive a jury. He sentenced Williams to not less than one nor more than two years in the penitentiary on each charge, the three sentences to be served concurrently.
Execution of the sentences was deferred pending a parole investigation. During the course of the investigation, the defendant informed the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. Fred Louis Bell and Charles Lavern BeasleyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Freeman v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State v. PhelpsTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
- Headrick v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1974
- Nash v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
- Jay Will Kilby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2010