Legal Opinion
Miller v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1979PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENRY, Chief Justice.
In this criminal action the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death by electrocution. It comes before us on direct appeal pursuant to § 39-2406, T.C.A.
We affirm so much of the jury verdict and the judgment of the court thereon as found defendant guilty of murder in the first degree, but modify the sentence imposed and adjudged by reducing it to life imprisonment.
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Factual Background
This was a brutal and senseless murder. A full narration of the facts would serve no useful purpose. Suffice it to say that on April 7,1976,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798
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3Cited by117 opinions
- State v. BlandTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
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- State v. BlackTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- Tichnell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1980
- Kaylor v. BradleyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
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