Legal Opinion
State v. Badgett
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 14, 1985PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAUGHTREY, Judge.
The defendant, Charles Alexander Bad-gett, was convicted of grand larceny and was sentenced to life imprisonment as a habitual criminal. On appeal, he challenges (1) the sufficiency of the evidence, (2) the admissibility of evidence of pending charges against him, (3) the propriety of the jury instructions, and (4) the validity of his life sentence. We find no reversible error in connection with these issues and sustain the defendant’s conviction.
The facts surrounding the offense were largely undisputed. The state’s proof showed that Badgett and a co-defendant, Gregory…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- State v. SheffieldTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. Safley, ChairmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
- Crawford v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1954
- State v. TaylorCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. McAfeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
- State v. MooreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- State v. KennedyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
- United States v. Dwight Wade Seaton, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- State v. SimsTennessee Supreme Court · 1988
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