Legal Opinion

Miller v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 2, 1979Published

1Opinion of the Court

584 S.W.2d 758 (1979)

Sammy MILLER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

April 2, 1979.

Rehearings Denied August 10, 1979.

Second Rehearing Denied October 22, 1979.

H.H. Gearinger, Chattanooga, for appellant.

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Robert L. Jolley, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Gary Gerbitz, Dist. Atty. Gen., Chattanooga, for appellee.

OPINION

HENRY, Chief Justice.

In this criminal action the defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death by electrocution. It comes before us on direct appeal pursuant to § 39-2406, T.C.A.

We…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part; Dissent; Per curiam.

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Woodson v. North CarolinaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Jurek v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Calder v. BullSupreme Court of the United States · 1798

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