Legal Opinion
State v. Keels
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 5, 1988PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JAMES C. BEASLEY, Special Judge.
The defendant, Virgil Keels, was convicted by a Hamilton County jury of murder in the second degree and subsequently sentenced to confinement for fifty (50) years. He has appealed as of right and raises three issues including a challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence.
For approximately one week the defendant had been staying at a motel owned by the victim of this homicide, George Maf-fett, Sr. During this period of time the defendant had been a frequent visitor at the Maffett residence which was located on Fisk Avenue approximately one hundred yards…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hawkins v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
- State v. GilbertCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
- Wilson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978
- State v. WilsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- State v. HamptonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
- State of Tennessee v. Anthony Tony SandyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
- State of Tennessee v. Robert SmithCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
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