Legal Opinion

Tyrone Chalmers v. Wayne Carpenter

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided August 4, 2016No. M2014-01126-COA-R3-CVPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE December 10, 2014 Session TYRONE CHALMERS v. WAYNE CARPENTER, ET AL. Appeal from the Chancery Court for Davidson County No. 14180IV Russell T. Perkins, Judge ________________________________ No. M2014-01126-COA-R3-CV – Filed August 4, 2016 _________________________________ Capital defendant brought a declaratory judgment action seeking to enjoin his execution, asserting that he meets the statutory criteria of being intellectually disabled and, therefore, is ineligible to be sentenced to death. Defendants, the warden of the institution where he…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  2. Colonial Pipeline Co. v. MorganTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
  3. Osborn v. MarrTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
  4. State v. ChalmersTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Van Tran v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2001

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