Legal Opinion

Farr v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 21, 1979PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

The defendant, Wayne K. Farr, was sentenced to serve ten years in the penitentiary for second-degree murder. This prosecution arose from the death of Mr. P. G. Shrout as a result of being struck by a truck operated by the defendant. On this appeal, the defendant insists that the evidence does not support his conviction of second-degree murder. He also insists that the trial judge erred in restricting his argument to the jury. After considering the issues, we affirm the conviction.

The facts established that at about 1:30 o’clock P.M., on 26 July 1978, the defendant was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Owen v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Tarvers v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1891
  4. State v. JohnsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
  5. Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Pears v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1983
  2. State v. RandolphTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Pears v. StateCourt of Appeals of Alaska · 1983
  4. Richard A. Emmitt v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2005
  5. Samuel Delk v. Frank D. AtkinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981

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