State of Tennessee v. Michael Tucker - Dissenting

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs October 2, 2001 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. MICHAEL TUCKER Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 99-05654 Chris Craft, Judge No. W2000-02220-CCA-R3-CD - Filed November 20, 2002 JOSEPH M. TIPTON, J., dissenting. I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion. I believe the trial court erred by limiting the definition of passion to anger relative to the adequate provocation necessary for voluntary manslaughter. As the majority opinion states, the trial court instructed the jury: “Adequate provocation…