McClain v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GALBREATH, Judge.
Two questions are presented in this appeal from a conviction of voluntary manslaughter in the Criminal Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, and the resulting two to five year sentence. An excellent brief filed on behalf of the defendant clearly delineates these issues to be, (1) Does the proof support the verdict? and (2) Was it reversible error to allow proof of oral exculpatory statements made by the defendant to the arresting officer who persisted in questioning her after she had requested an attorney?
Ordinarily, the admission of testimony relating to statements…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Winton v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1924
- Carl H. Hill v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Morrison v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
- State v. FoutchTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
- Barshop v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Braziel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
- Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
- Campbell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1971
- Covey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
- Craig v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
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