Legal Opinion
State v. James
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided July 12, 2002PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, J.
in which FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., and JANICE M. HOLDER, JJ„ joined.
The defendant, Aaron James, was charged with aggravated robbery, especially aggravated kidnapping, and attempted felony escape. Under the felony escape statute, Tenn.Code Ann. § 39-16-605, the State sought to prove, as an element of the offense, that the defendant was being held for a felony at the time of his escape. The defendant offered to stipulate that he had been convicted, and was being held as a felon in lieu of having his specific prior offenses presented to the…
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