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Mattress v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 9, 1977PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WALKER, Judge.

Kermit Mattress and Gary Eugene Ches-ney were jointly indicted in case no. C-2234 for armed robbery of Eddie Lee Doane, doing business as Doane’s Market in Knoxville. In a companion case they were indicted for armed robbery of Ambers Rogers. On the trial of the cases together, they were found guilty in both. In the first case Mattress was sentenced to 15 years and Chesney to ten years; in the second case Mattress was sentenced to ten years and Chesney to 20 years in the penitentiary. The appellants’ sentences are concurrent.

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. McBee v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Bailey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1972
  4. Hannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
  5. Edwards v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. State v. BurtonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
  2. Coe v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  3. State v. TateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  4. Chadwick v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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