Legal Opinion
State v. Bledsoe
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 26, 2007PublishedCited by 236 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, J.
in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER and GARY R. WADE, JJ., and D. MICHAEL SWINEY, Sp.J., joined.
The Defendant, Tevias Bledsoe, was charged with premeditated murder, murder in the perpetration of a felony, especially aggravated robbery, and unlawful possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, all in connection with the shooting death of Nathan Maroney. Apparently accepting the Defendant’s theory that the shooting was accidental, the jury acquitted him of all charges except felonious possession of a handgun. On direct appeal, the Defendant challenged for the first time…
3Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. OlanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- United States v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- State v. AdkissonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- United States v. Gillam KerleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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