Legal Opinion
State v. Caldwell
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 30, 1984PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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DROWOTA, Justice.
In this case the Defendant, Richard Caldwell, Jr., has appealed his conviction of murder in the first degree, and the sentence of death. Appeal was taken to this Court as provided by statute, T.C.A. § 39-2-205. Caldwell has raised numerous issues on appeal. After careful review of the entire record and the law, we are of the opinion that no reversible error was committed in the trial, that the verdict and sentence are sustained by the evidence, and that the sentence of death under the circumstances of this case is in no way arbitrary or disproportionate. See State v.…
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