Legal Opinion

Leach v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided January 6, 1977PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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DUNCAN, Judge.

The appellant, Michael William Leach, was convicted in the Campbell County Criminal Court of second degree murder, and received a penitentiary sentence set by the jury at a minimum of 10 years and a maximum of 20 years. In the trial court’s judgment, the appellant was sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary.

We find merit to the appellant’s complaint about the trial court’s charge on the parole, good time, and honor grade statutes, and we must reverse and remand this case for a new trial.

The State argues that the parole charge eomplaint was not properly raised at the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mullaney v. WilburSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Farris v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Batchelor v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Armes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976
  5. Burton v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1965

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. McAfeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
  2. State v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1988
  3. State v. ChestnutCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  4. State v. ChanceCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
  5. State v. MooreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988

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