Legal Opinion
State v. Martin
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 1997No. 03S01-9604-CR-00040PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ANDERSON, Justice.
We granted review in this case to determine whether a court-ordered mental evaluation violated the defendant’s right against self-incrimination and the right to counsel under the United States and Tennessee Constitutions.
The Court of Criminal Appeals concluded that the defendant waived his right against self-incrimination by asserting an insanity defense and that the mental evaluation, which was ordered by the trial court and conducted pursuant to Tenn.R.Crim.P. 12.2(e), did not violate the right to counsel because it did not constitute a critical stage of the…
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