Legal Opinion

Chapple v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided June 30, 1975PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DWYER, Judge.

From a conviction of robbery with a deadly weapon, see T.C.A. 39-3901, with punishment of confinement for 15 years, three questions are presented by court appointed counsel that the conviction was contrary to the law. The questions are: (1) that the arrest being illegal, all evidence flowing therefrom should have been suppressed on motion; (2) that the lineup was unfair; and (3) that admission of evidence of escapes by the trial court was error.

The evidence reflects from our review that the plaintiff-in-error, referred to hereafter as the defendant, armed with a pistol,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
  2. Greer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
  3. Craig v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
  4. State v. HudsonMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. State v. JeffersArizona Supreme Court · 1983
  2. State v. BurtonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
  3. State v. HughesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1980
  4. State v. DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
  5. Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1977

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