Legal Opinion

State v. Caffey

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 20, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BYERS, Judge.

A jury convicted the defendant, Thomas Caffey, on two counts of armed robbery and one count of felonious use of an automobile. The trial judge imposed two life sentences and a four-year term. All sentences are to be served consecutively to each other and to an unserved sentence in another state.

On appeal, the defendant says he should have been granted a writ of habeas corpus because of violations of the Interstate Compact on Detainers; he also says that evidence of an uncounselled lineup should have been suppressed and that prejudicial hearsay was admitted; finally, he…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Maine v. MoultonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Cuyler v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. State v. MitchellTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. VenableCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. KilburnCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
  2. State v. O'GuinnCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1989
  3. Elizabeth Burton v. Barth FineCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2004
  4. State of Tennessee v. Christopher Brian Knight - DissentingCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2009
  5. State of Tennessee v. Jerry Ray DavidsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2002

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