Legal Opinion
State v. Stacy
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 4, 1977PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUNCAN, Judge.
The appellant-State appeals from a ruling by the Knox County Criminal Court that the appellee, William Earl Stacy, is mentally incompetent to stand trial. At the present time, Stacy has several indictments pending in the Knox County Criminal Court, including one charging first degree murder. On October 4, 1976, Stacy, through court appointed counsel, filed a motion requesting the trial court to find him mentally incompetent to stand trial on the pending indictments. A hearing on this motion was held pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 33-604 and 33-708, and on October 5, the trial…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Jackson v. IndianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. PotterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Jordan v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1910
- MacKey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
- State v. MaryottCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1971
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3Cited by20 opinions
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