Legal Opinion
State v. Laney
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 27, 1983PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, Justice.
In this case, the Defendant, Thomas Gerald Laney, appeals directly to this Court his conviction of first degree murder and the sentence of death imposed by the jury. He presents six issues for our consideration. After a careful review of the entire record, we find all to be without merit. We, therefore, affirm the conviction and the sentence.
Around 10:30 p.m., October 16, 1980, Suleiman Showkeir, a Kingsport grocer, was shot four times at his home. Only moments before the shooting, he had returned home from work, and he was about to enter his house from the carport.1…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- John A. Spinkellink, 1 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- State v. CherrySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979
- Graham v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Henley v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. StephensonTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
- State v. MiddlebrooksTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. BlackTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. CribbsTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
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