Legal Opinion
Collins v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 1977PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARBISON, Justice.
Petitioner Clarence L. Collins, Jr., was convicted of murder in the first degree in connection with the death of Merchie Ford Bacon and sentenced to death by electrocution. He was also convicted of murder in the second degree in connection with the death of Sara Gilbert Bacon and sentenced to ninety-nine years in the state penitentiary. Both convictions, including the death penalty, were affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals.
Certiorari was granted upon the petition of Collins, primarily in order that this Court might consider the constitutionality of the death…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Roberts v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Farris v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by48 opinions
- State v. BlandTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- Coker v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Taylor v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
- Kennedy v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- State v. MiddlebrooksTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
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