Legal Opinion

State v. Grear

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided May 30, 1978PublishedCited by 565 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

The issue presented in this criminal case is whether the Court of Criminal Appeals erred in reversing the action of the trial court in denying the respondent’s application for a suspended sentence. Two subsidiary questions are presented:(1) Did the trial judge abuse his discretion in denying suspension of the sentence?(2) Did the Court of Criminal Appeals apply the correct criteria in reviewing the action of the trial court?

For his part in breaking and entering a place of business, along with two other persons, and taking therefrom a money changer machine valued at…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Stiller v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Hooper v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
  3. Moten v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1977

3Cited by565 opinions

  1. State v. HarkinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
  2. Win Myint and wife Patti KI. Myint v. Allstate Insurance CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
  3. State v. DelpCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
  4. State v. BunchTennessee Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. SmithCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987

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