Legal Opinion
State v. Allen
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 27, 1985PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DWYER, Judge.
Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offenses of murder in the second degree, see T.C.A. § 39-2-211, and larceny of a motor vehicle, see T.C.A. § 39-3-1101. The trial court sentenced appellant to imprisonment for thirty-five (35) years on the murder conviction and for five (5) years on the larceny conviction, the sentences to run consecutively.
On February 19, 1983, the body of a deceased white male was found at 1929 Batavia, Nashville, Tennessee. The cause of death was determined to be a cerebral contusion caused by a blunt instrument. On March 8, 1983, appellant was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- State v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by40 opinions
- State v. OdomTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. HarrisTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- Carpenter v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. GilleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
- State v. ZirkleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
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