Legal Opinion
Rippy v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 1977PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENRY, Justice.
Petitioners were convicted of murder in the first degree in the Criminal Court at Hartsville and sentenced to death by electrocution. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions, and we granted certiorari.
These convictions grew out of an armed robbery that occurred on the night of 3 May 1974, of a liquor store located in Hartsville, the county seat of Trousdale County, resulting in one man being killed and another being wounded.
Numerous errors have been assigned and, in view of the gravity of the offense and the severity of the punishment, we consider it…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by71 opinions
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