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State of Tennessee v. Joseph E. Skelton

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 7, 2001No. E2000-02255-CCA-R10-COPublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · WoodallThomas T. Woodall, J.

in which JAMES CURWOOD WITT, JR., and ROBERT W. Wedemeyer, JJ., joined.

Following Defendant’s conviction for aggravated assault, this Court granted his application for extraordinary appeal pursuant to Tenn. R.App. P. 10 to determine whether a second trial on the matter of guilt for attempted first degree murder, an offense charged in Defendant’s first trial but upon which the jury could not reach a unanimous verdict, would violate principles of double jeopardy. After a review of the facts and relevant law, we dismiss the Count of the presentment charging attempted first degree murder…

3Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Brasfield v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. Montoya v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1991
  3. State v. DentonTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
  4. State v. MooreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
  5. State v. KnightTennessee Supreme Court · 1981

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4Cited by10 opinions

  1. State of Tennessee v. Susan Jo WallsTennessee Supreme Court · 2017
  2. State v. HoustonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
  3. Nichols v. BellDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2006
  4. Sentoryia Lawand Young v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2011
  5. State of Tennessee v. Franklin HowardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2004

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