Legal Opinion

Griffin v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 29, 1979PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Judge.

The defendants-appellants, Jessie Griffin, Jr. and Shelby G. White, were convicted of armed robbery and sentenced to ten years imprisonment. On appeal they challenge the sufficiency of the convicting evidence, alleging specifically that the proof fails to establish that the robbery was committed by use of a deadly weapon. We find no reversible error, and we therefore conclude that their convictions must be upheld.

On October 22, 1977, Mr. Tommie L. Davis was approached by an acquaintance, later identified as the defendant Jessie Griffin, Jr., who asked Davis to drive…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. GraceTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
  3. State v. HatchettTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Forbes v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
  5. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. State v. GlebockCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
  2. State v. ShawCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
  3. State v. HammondCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  4. State v. CannonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  5. State of Tennessee v. James Harvey Farrar, Jr.Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2005

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