Legal Opinion

Hill v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 15, 1974PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RUSSELL, Judge.

OPINION

The plaintiff-in-error, Lee Hill, appeals his armed robbery conviction and ten (10) year penitentiary sentence.

The first assignment of error questions the legal sufficiency of the convicting evidence. We have carefully reviewed the record and hold that plaintiff-in-error has not carried his burden in this Court of demonstrating that the preponderance of the evidence is against the verdict and in favor of his innocence. McBee v. State, 213 Tenn. 15, 372 S.W.2d 173. The robbery victim was able to positively identify Hill’s codefendant Gregory, and was able to state that…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. McBee v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Floyd v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
  4. Hester v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
  5. Buchanan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. BiggsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
  2. State v. ComptonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  3. State v. WhiteCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  4. Griffin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
  5. Stepheny v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978

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