Legal Opinion

State v. Watson

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 20, 2006No. E2004-02145-CCA-R3-CDPublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · WilliamsJohn Everett Williams, J.

in which GARY R. WADE, P.J., and JOSEPH M. TIPTON, J., joined.

Janis Sue Watson and Albert Eugene Brooks, the co-defendants, were convicted of first degree premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder, a Class A felony. Each co-defendant received concurrent sentences of life in prison and twenty years, respectively. The co-defendants’ consolidated appeals address both the convictions and sentences. Having found no reversible error, the convictions and sentences of both co-defendants are affirmed.

The history of this case began with the co-defendants, Janis Sue Watson…

3Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  5. State v. TuggleTennessee Supreme Court · 1982

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4Cited by34 opinions

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  4. George Sanders, Individually and d/b/a SMS Contractors, Inc. v. Breath of Life Christian Church, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2012
  5. Janis Sue Watson v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2009

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