Legal Opinion

State v. Barton

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 2, 1981PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of the offense of an attempt to commit the felony of selling a controlled substance and sentenced to serve eleven months and twenty-nine days in the county jail plus a Five Hundred Dollar ($500) fine.

On this appeal, (1) he contests the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict; (2) he says the evidence does not sustain a conviction under T.C.A. § 39-603; (3) he complains of a comment made by the prosecuting witness which he avers was a deliberate and calculated attempt to influence and prejudice the jrry. After considering the record, we…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  3. People v. RojasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  4. Bennett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
  5. Sullivan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1974

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. HinesTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  2. State v. McPhersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  3. State v. WisemanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  4. State v. ButlerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  5. State v. KygerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1989

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