Legal Opinion
State v. Morgan
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 28, 1991PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TIPTON, Judge.
The defendant, Greg Morgan, appeals from his conviction by a jury in the Bradley County Criminal Court for felony murder for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. In addition to contesting the sufficiency of the evidence, he claims error occurred as follows:(1) The trial court failed to suppress the defendant’s confession which was psychologically coerced.(2) The trial court refused to continue the trial when a material witness for the defense was unavailable.(3) The trial court refused to remove prospective jurors for cause because they read a newspaper article…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Murphy v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by36 opinions
- State v. MannTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
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- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
- Ouida McCandless Cross v. Beech Aircraft Corporation, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- State v. BlairCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2004
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