Legal Opinion

Williams v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 21, 1973PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*195OPINION

OLIVER, Judge.

Now indigent and represented here by an appointed attorney who represented him as retained counsel in his trial, Williams has perfected an appeal in the nature of a writ of error to this Court contesting his Hamilton County Criminal Court conviction of possessing heroin for the purpose of resale, for which he was sentenced to not less than five nor more than 10 years in the penitentiary.

Although the defendant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, a summary of its essential substance will facilitate understanding of the case.

On March 7, 1972 Chattanooga…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Hughes v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1921
  2. Lester v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
  3. United States v. Clinton JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  4. Sharp v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1972
  5. State v. ManningTennessee Supreme Court · 1973

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. BryantCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
  2. State v. Mikie AshCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
  3. Ellis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976
  4. Keith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976
  5. State v. RhymerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995

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