Wright v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
OLIVER, Judge.
Represented by retained counsel below and here, Oplis Wright has duly perfected an appeal in the nature of a writ of error to this Court contesting the validity of his conviction of second degree murder and 10-year penitentiary sentence adjudged by the Criminal Court of Fentress County.
By his Assignments of Error here the defendant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to warrant and sustain the verdict of the jury, insisting specifically there was no evidence that he acted out of malice in killing the deceased and, therefore, that the evidence does not support the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Morelock v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
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