Legal Opinion

State v. Martin

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided February 24, 1982PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

The appellant, Marvin “Cotton” Martin was indicted and convicted of various sex offenses against his wife’s daughters, Betty, age 10, and Diane, age 12. He was separately charged by presentments for first-degree sexual conduct on each child, anal copulation with each child, fellatio with each child and incest with each child. He was acquitted of anal copulation with Diane and convicted of the seven remaining offenses. His sentence on each of the first-degree sexual conduct cases was life imprisonment. He was sentenced to not less than 10 years nor more than 21 years on…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
  3. Duchac v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
  4. State v. BlackTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Morgan v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State v. HarrisTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. TeelTennessee Supreme Court · 1990
  3. State v. PeyattWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Marvin Martin v. James H. Rose William LeechCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
  5. State v. LambertCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987

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