Legal Opinion
State v. King
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 28, 1982PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FONES, Justice.
The sole issue in this case is the constitutionality of T.C.A. § 52-1432(d), the habitual drug offender law that was enacted in 1979.
Defendant was indicted on six counts, each of which charged a separate offense of the sale of cocaine, a Schedule II drug on January 17, February 2, February 7, February 19, April 5, and May 3,1980. A seventh count of the indictment listed those same six offenses as overt acts constituting the offense of habitual drug offender.1
Defendant pled guilty reserving the right to contest the constitutionality of T.C.A. § 52-1432(d). The statute…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Watson v. BuckSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Bandini Petroleum Co. v. Superior Court, Los Angeles Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- State v. HinsleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. BurkhartTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. RogersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
- State v. DavisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
- Eyring v. East Tennessee Baptist HospitalCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
- State v. HuntCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
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