State of Tennessee v. Christopher Brian Knight - Dissenting

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs September 23, 2008 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. CHRISTOPHER BRIAN KNIGHT Appeal from the Circuit Court for Jefferson County No. 8220 O’Duane Slone, Judge No. E2007-01456-CCA-R3-CD Filed February 9, 2009 JOSEPH M. TIPTON , P.J., dissenting. I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion’s conclusion that the defendant was not entitled to a mistrial after Jimmy Calloway testified in rebuttal that the defendant said he did not want to “go back to prison for six more years.” A criminal defendant is entitled to impartial and…