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Bailey v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided January 20, 1972PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OLIVER, Judge.

Indigent and represented by two court-appointed attorneys, Bailey was convicted of second degree murder in the Criminal Court of Sullivan County and was sentenced to imprisonment in the State Penitentiary for not less than 10 nor more than 20 years. He is in this Court upon his appeal in the nature of a writ of error duly perfected.

The indictment charged the defendant with first degree murder in the shooting death of Hattie Belle Tinsley. The court Minutes recording the trial show that he entered a plea of not guilty to murder but guilty of voluntary manslaughter.…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Harrington v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
  2. Webster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1967
  3. Hunter v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1969
  4. Smith v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1959
  5. Jamison v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by51 opinions

  1. State v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  2. State v. ButlerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  3. State v. WestTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  4. State v. GentryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
  5. Braziel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975

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