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Pennington v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 20, 1971PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION, MITCHELL, Judge.

On July 13, 1970 the Grand Jury in the Criminal Court of Scott County, Tennessee returned an indictment against Clifton Delbert Pennington, James Pennington, Robert Lee Lawson, and Martha Carol Pennington, charging murder in the first degree of Dr. D. T. Chambers on or about the 29th day of May, 1970.

The court found the three Penningtons indigent and appointed counsel for them. On August 22, 1970 on their motion and petition they were granted a severance and a change of venue and their case was transferred to the Criminal Court of Anderson County, Tennessee for trial.

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Monts v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
  2. Sherrill v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1959
  3. Clapp v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Holt v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1962
  5. Levering v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. State v. LewisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
  2. State v. LawsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
  3. State v. FosterCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
  4. State v. WoodsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
  5. State v. AllenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997

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