Legal Opinion

John v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided October 10, 1972PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’BRIEN, Judge.

OPINION

The defendant was convicted by a jury for the offense of carrying a pistol and received a fine of $50.00 on his conviction. He has properly appealed to this Court and makes five assignments of error.

Assignments I and II attack the weight and sufficiency of the evidence, while Assignment V charges error to the trial court in refusing to grant a motion for a directed verdict. Assignments III and IV contend -that the trial court erred in holding that a search was legal after finding that defendant’s arrest was illegal, and that the convicting evidence admitted by the Court…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Beck v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. Sneed v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. SeatonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  2. State v. DuerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
  3. State v. BlankenshipCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
  4. State v. AdkinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
  5. State of Tennessee v. Teri L. HopsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997

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