Legal Opinion
State v. Garland
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 10, 1981PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TATUM, Judge.
The defendant, Clarence Garland, Jr., appeals from a conviction for first-degree murder for which he was sentenced to the penitentiary for life. He was also convicted of arson and sentenced from 6 to 21 years in the State penitentiary. He was found guilty of petit larceny and concealing stolen property for which he was sentenced to the penitentiary from 2 to 5 years on each of these convictions. The conviction for arson was used to trigger the habitual criminal statute and the punishment for arson was enhanced to life imprisonment. All sentences were ordered to run…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Forbes v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
- State v. BullingtonTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by69 opinions
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