Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 8, 1970PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HYDER, Judge.

Jerry Dean Mitchell appeals his sentence of three years in the penitentiary resulting from his conviction for burglary in the third degree and grand larceny.

Since the first two assignments of error complain that there is no competent evidence upon which the verdict could be predicated, and that the evidence preponderates against the verdict of guilty and in favor of the innocence of the defendant, we will review the evidence briefly.

The Morristown Music Mart was burglarized during the night of July 17, 1968, and goods valued at over one hundred dollars were removed. Most…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Jackson v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Lynumn v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Marable v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1958
  5. McBee v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Dunn v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
  2. State v. BurtonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
  3. David Jarrell v. Charles Balkcom, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  4. State v. RogersTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2012

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