Legal Opinion
State v. Sharp
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 22, 2010No. W2008-01656-CCA-R3-CDPublishedCited by 12 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · SmithJerry L. Smith, J.
in which JOHN EVERETT WILLIAMS and CAMILLE R. McMULLEN, JJ„ joined.
The Shelby County Grand Jury indicted Appellant, Charles Sharp, for one count of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, four counts of rape, one count of sexual battery by an authority figure, and one count of vandalism. An initial trial resulted in an acquittal for all charges except the especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. At the second trial, a key witness was unavailable. Over the objection of Appellant, her redacted testimony from the first trial was read to the jury and presented as…
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