Legal Opinion

Eligibility (2) Finding a Violation of Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968)

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 28, 1995No. 02C01-9503-CC-00059Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON JUNE 1995 SESSION STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) FILED NO. 02C01-9503-CC-00059 ) Appellee, ) GIBSON COUNTY ) V. ) HON. DICK JERMAN, JR., ) JUDGE December 28, 1995 ) CYNTHIA ROBERSON and ) (First Degree Murder) RHODNEY ROBERSON, ) ) Appellants. ) Cecil Crowson, Jr. Appellate Court Clerk DISSENTING OPINION I agree with the majority's finding that the evidence was sufficient to support the first degree murder conviction. In light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt, however, I do not find sufficient error to warrant reversal. I also disagree with…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Douglas v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Tennessee v. StreetSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. State v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  5. State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 1978

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