Legal Opinion

State v. Fugate

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 7, 1988PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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BIRCH, Judge.

Lee Etta Fugate was tried and convicted of first-degree murder. Her sentence is life imprisonment.

We now consider her appeal of right in which she raises several issues, the first of which challenges the sufficiency of the convicting evidence. In other issues she contests the admission of certain evidence; namely, her statement made shortly after the incident, the testimony of Sheriff Gibson about his conversation with the victim, and several checks drawn on the Fugate’s joint account.

We have thoroughly reviewed the record and considered all the evidence in a most careful…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  3. State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  4. State v. HatchettTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  5. Houston v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1980

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Finch v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  2. State v. LewisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
  3. State of Tennessee v. Sedrick ClaytonTennessee Supreme Court · 2017
  4. State of Tennessee v. Chett Allen WalkerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
  5. State of Tennessee v. James MooreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2021

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