Legal Opinion
Pyburn v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 6, 1976PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAUGHTREY, Judge.
OPINION
The defendant, John C. Pyburn, was indicted for second degree murder in the Marion County Circuit Court, and upon his conviction of this offense, he was sentenced by the jury to life imprisonment.
On appeal the defendant raises multiple assignments of error which address themselves to three main issues: (1) the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict, in light of the defendant’s interposed defense of insanity; (2) the admissibility of certain statements made by the defendant shortly after the event; and (3) alleged prejudice to the defendant resulting from an…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Oregon v. HassSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McBee v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
- Braziel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. ButlerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- State v. BurtonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- State v. HopperCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
- Drinkard v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1979
- State v. GreenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
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