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State v. Torres

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 19, 2002No. E1999-00866-SC-DDT-DDPublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J.,

delivered the opinion of the court, in which

E. RILEY ANDERSON, JANICE M. HOLDER, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., joined.

The defendant, William Pierre Torres, was convicted of first degree murder by aggravated child abuse 1 for the killing of his son, fifteen-month-old Quintyn Pierre James Wilson. Following a sentencing hearing, the jury found two aggravating circumstances: (1) “the murder was committed against a person less than twelve (12) years of age and the defendant was eighteen (18) years of age, or older” and (2) “the murder was…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Crane v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. State v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Lowenfield v. PhelpsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State of Tennessee v. Hubert Glenn SextonTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
  2. State of Tennessee v. Frederick HerronTennessee Supreme Court · 2015
  3. State v. PierceTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
  4. Waters v. CokerTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Quantel Taylor v. State of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2014

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