Legal Opinion

Scalf v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided January 30, 1978PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BYERS, Judge.

The Appellant was convicted of selling lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and sentenced to serve not less than five (5) years nor more than fifteen (15) years in the penitentiary.

The Appellant attacks the sufficiency of the evidence, the refusal of the trial judge to charge on the defense of entrapment both prior to the offering of proof by the Appellant and after the Appellant rested without offering any proof. He also claims that he was denied equal protection of the law because he was not afforded a bifurcated trial on the issues of guilt and punishment.

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Poe v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  2. State v. ThompsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Warden v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
  4. Hill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1974
  5. Williams v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. State v. JonesTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  2. State v. WhiteCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  3. State v. StoweCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  4. State v. SchaafCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1986

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