Legal Opinion

Weston v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 4, 1973PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUSSELL, Judge.

OPINION

Freddie Lamar Weston was convicted of the robberies of two men, Edward L. Ball, and Glenn Arwood, and his punishment set at five (5) to fifteen (15) years in each case, to be served concurrently.

Ball and Arwood, residents of Sevier County, drove to Knoxville on the July, 1972, night in question, apparently to do some drinking and at least one of them was also interested in female companionship. They encountered the defendant and his woman companion in a tavern, and left together. After considerable driving around the Knoxville area, Weston presented a pistol and robbed…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Simmons v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1955
  3. Gentry v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
  4. Hopper v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1959
  5. High v. LenowTennessee Supreme Court · 1953

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Kersey v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Rushing v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
  3. State of Tennessee v. Robert J. WhittenburgCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2023
  4. State v. BrownCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997

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