Legal Opinion

State v. Delk

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided January 8, 1985PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Judge.

The defendant, Sam Delk, was convicted of the second degree murder of Harry Gip-son and was sentenced to 10 years in prison. On appeal, Delk alleges that the circumstantial evidence used to convict him was insufficient, that he should have been allowed to inspect the notes of a TBI agent, that the jury panel was not impartial, that certain evidence was improperly admitted at trial, and that he should have been allowed to introduce the results of a lie detector test and of a “truth serum” interview. We find no reversible error in connection with these issues and,…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  3. State v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
  4. Delk v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1979
  5. Hembree v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. State v. PittsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1989
  2. State v. WestTennessee Supreme Court · 1989
  3. State v. JeffersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
  4. State v. CampbellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  5. State v. CarterCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997

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