Legal Opinion
State of Tennessee v. Stanley Bernard Gibson
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 2016No. M2014-00598-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, J.
in which. Jeffrey S. Bivins, C. J., and Cornelia A. Clark and Holly Kirby, JJ., joined.
The primary issue presented is whether the Drug-Free School Zone Act, Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-432, ap plies when a defendant is convicted of facilitation of an offense listed in Tennessee Code Annotated section 39-17-417. The defendant was convicted of facilitation of possession with intent to deliver .5 grams or more of cocaine within 1,000 feet of a school. The trial court applied the Act to increase the defendant’s felony classification and to require service of the entire minimum…
3Cases cited31 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. BlandTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. DorantesTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
- State v. EvansTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. HansonTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
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