Legal Opinion

State of Tennessee v. Jerome Maurice Teats

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 14, 2015No. M2012-01232-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, C.J.

in which CORNELIA A. CLARK and HOLLY KIRBY, JJ., joined. GARY R. WADE, J., filed a separate dissenting opinion. HOLLY KIRBY, J., filed a separate concurring opinion. JEFFREY S. BIVINS, J., not participating.

We granted review in this case to determine whether a trial judge is required to give a jury instruction based on our decision in State v. White, 362 S.W.3d 559 (Tenn.2012), when a defendant is tried on charges of kidnapping and robbery of different victims. The defendant and an accomplice forced their way into the back door of a restaurant, threatened the employees at gunpoint, and…

3Cases cited44 opinions

  1. State v. FulcherSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  2. State v. AnthonyTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Faison v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  4. People v. LevyNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
  5. State v. SalamonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2008

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4Cited by19 opinions

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