Legal Opinion

State v. Tidmore

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 20, 1980PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BYERS, Judge.

The defendant was convicted of possessing heroin with the intent to sell or deliver and sentenced to serve not less than ten (10) nor more than fifteen (15) years. A codefendant named Young was acquitted.

For issue, the defendant says the trial court erred in proceeding with the trial after the defendant absented himself therefrom, the evidence seized by a search warrant should have been suppressed because of false and reckless statements contained in the affidavit of the search warrant, the identity of the informant should have been revealed and the trial court erred in…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Roviaro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Taylor v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Carver v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. State of Tennessee v. Howard Hawk WillisTennessee Supreme Court · 2016
  2. State v. NorrisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
  3. Sorrell v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1989
  4. State v. KirkCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
  5. State v. HutchinsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1987

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