Legal Opinion
State v. Chandler
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 14, 1977PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FONES, Justice.
Defendants were indicted for larceny of four (4) heifers and concealing or aiding in concealing four (4) heifers. The jury found them guilty of the lesser charge and fixed their punishment at not less than three (3) nor more than (5) years.
The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial. The plurality opinion found that defendants were apparently arrested illegally and subjected to a lengthy and apparently illegal incarceration and that statements made by defendants while so held were inadmissible under the dictates of Brown v. Illinois, 422 U.S. 590,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Wong Sun v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Braziel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
- Monts v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
3Cited by51 opinions
- State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
- State v. Van TranTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. BerryTennessee Supreme Court · 2004
- State v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. GentryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
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