Legal Opinion

State v. Smith

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 10, 1981PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

O’BRIEN, Judge.

Defendant was indicted for armed robbery and found guilty of aggravated assault for which he was sentenced to serve not less than four (4) years nor more than ten (10) years in the State Penitentiary. He appeals from that judgment asserting the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict of the jury and charging that the trial court erred in failing to give curative instructions based on the closing argument of the District Attorney General. We affirm the judgment.

The State’s evidence, supplied to the jury through the testimony of various witnesses, was to the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Lackey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
  3. Hemby v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. HoustonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
  2. State v. BradfieldCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  3. State v. HorneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
  4. State v. DowellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
  5. State v. SheltonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983

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