Legal Opinion
State v. Hinsley
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 5, 1982PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROCK, Justice.
The sole issue presented is the constitutionality of T.C.A., § 52-1432(d). 1
The facts are undisputed. Ernest Hins-ley made three sales of controlled substances within one month to an undercover officer of the Davidson County Police Department. The first sale was of hydromor-phone on March 22, the second was of heroin hydrochloride on March 26, and the third was of diacetylmorphine on March 28, 1980.
Hinsley was indicted for the offense of being engaged as an habitual drug offender. The defendant moved to dismiss the indictment on the grounds that T.C.A., § 52-1432(d), was…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Hoffa v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. HarrissSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- State v. LyonsTennessee Supreme Court · 1990
- State v. ThomasTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- State v. WilkinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1983
- Loftin v. LangsdonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
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