Legal Opinion
State v. Carter
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided April 17, 2000No. W1997-00248-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · BirchBirch, J.
ANDERSON, C.J., and DROWOTA, HOLDER, and BARKER, JJ., joined.
This appeal arises from the incarceration of an individual for over 72 hours without his having been brought before a magistrate and without probable cause having been judicially determined. Don Edward Carter, the defendant, was arrested without a warrant and held for more than 72 hours. At no time during this period was he taken before a magistrate. He confessed while in custody. Following his indictment upon two counts of first degree murder (premeditated), Carter moved to suppress the confession on constitutional grounds…
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