Legal Opinion
McKeldin v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 12, 1974PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENRY, Justice.
Petitioner was convicted in the Criminal Court of' Hamilton County of armed robbery and sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for twenty (20) years. His conviction was affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals and the case is before us pursuant to grant of certiorari.
Essentially this case presents the single question of the right of an indigent defendant to the effective assistance of counsel at a preliminary hearing.
Petitioner was arrested on August 11, 1972, and a preliminary hearing was conducted on August 14, 1972 (prior to indictment), in the City…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by56 opinions
- Momon v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. ShermanTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
- Hembree v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976
- State v. BurkhartTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. WilloughbyTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
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