Legal Opinion

State v. Shaw

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 2001PublishedCited by 263 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · AndersonAnderson, C.J.

in which DROWOTA, BIRCH, HOLDER, and BARKER, JJ„ joined.

We granted this appeal to decide two issues: (1) whether there was sufficient evidence to corroborate the testimony of an accomplice and to support the defendant’s conviction for possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver and (2) whether the defendant was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel. The Court of Criminal Appeals concluded that the evidence was sufficient to corroborate the testimony of the accomplice and to support the defendant’s conviction and that the defendant was not denied…

3Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  4. State v. BlandTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Henley v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1997

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4Cited by263 opinions

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  4. State v. ReidTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  5. State v. ParkerTennessee Supreme Court · 2011

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