Legal Opinion
Cone v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided November 4, 1987PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LLOYD TATUM, Special Judge.
This is an appeal by Gary Bradford Cone from a judgment denying post conviction relief. The appellant was convicted of first-degree murder and the death penalty was imposed. He was also found guilty of several other offenses. On direct appeal, the Supreme Court of Tennessee affirmed the conviction. State v. Cone, 665 S.W.2d 87 (1984). The opinion of the Supreme Court summarizes the facts and we will not repeat them here except insofar as is necessary to discuss the issues presented.
The first issue presented is:
“The improper final arguments of both prosecutors…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Hellard v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- Judge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976
- State v. ConeTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Bell v. ConeSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- Cone v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- State v. MelsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1989
- Gary Bradford Cone v. Ricky Bell, Warden, Riverbend Maximum Security InstitutionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- United States v. CurtisCourt of Appeals for the Armed Forces · 1996
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