Legal Opinion
State v. Gosnell
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 20, 2001PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · RileyRiley, J., joined by Wade, P.J., and Tipton, J.,
A jury convicted both defendants of second degree murder. Bronzo Gosnell and Sonya Gosnell were sentenced to 25 years and 20 years, respectively. In this appeal as a matter of right, both defendants challenge the introduction of recorded conversations made while detained in a police cruiser. Sonya Gosnell further challenges the introduction of certain pretrial statements, the administration of a polygraph examination, the denial of her motion for severance, and the denial of expert assistance. Bronzo Gosnell further challenges the trial court’s limitation of his cross-examination of a…
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4Cited by36 opinions
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