Legal Opinion
State v. Howse
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 5, 1982PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BYERS, Judge.
The defendant was convicted of aggravated rape and sentenced to life imprisonment, and he was convicted on two counts of aggravated sexual battery and sentenced to serve 35 years for each count. Each of the sentences were ordered to be served consecutively.
The defendant says the trial court should have suppressed statements made by him to the police, says he should have had a bifurcated hearing on the issue of punishment, says the court’s instruction on expert testimony was a comment on the evidence and should have been replaced by an instruction on expert testimony which…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- United States v. JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Davis v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by10 opinions
- State v. WoodenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
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- State v. SchimpfCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
- Primm v. Wickes Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1992
- State v. HaynesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
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