Legal Opinion
State v. Simon
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 1, 1982PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARBISON, Chief Justice.
Appellant was convicted of first-degree murder committed during the perpetration of a robbery. He was sentenced to death. Some twenty-three issues have been presented for review in his appeal to this Court.
Despite the numerous issues urged on appeal, there is no challenge to the sufficiency of the convicting evidence. The testimony concerning the robbery and homicide is uncontradicted except for minor details and clearly establishes the guilt of appellant.
The crime occurred on the evening of Sunday, April 22,1979, at about 11:30 p. m. Appellant and five other…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. DicksTennessee Supreme Court · 1981
- Demps v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by61 opinions
- State v. HarrisTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1983
- Robert Glen Coe, Petitioner-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Ricky Bell, Warden, Respondent-Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
- State v. HowellTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. MiddlebrooksTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
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