Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided February 23, 1996PublishedCited by 236 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUMMERS, Judge.

A jury convicted the appellant, Thomas Williams, of both forgery and passing a forged instrument and imposed a $405 fine. Sentenced as a Range III persistent offender, the appellant received concurrent six-year sentences. In this appeal, he raises eight issues as follows:

1. Whether the jury was exposed to such extraneous, prejudicial, and improper outside influence as to deny him his right to a fair and impartial jury;

2. Whether the trial court erred by denying his right to cross-examine the state’s witnesses;

3. Whether the trial court erred by denying him the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  3. State v. CazesTennessee Supreme Court · 1994
  4. Arnold v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
  5. State v. FarmerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1992

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3Cited by236 opinions

  1. State v. DellingerTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
  2. State v. GilleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
  3. State v. BellTennessee Supreme Court · 2015
  4. State v. HumphreysCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
  5. State of Tennessee v. Marcus Dwayne WelcomeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2007

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