Legal Opinion
STATE of Tennessee v. Phedrek T. DAVIS
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided October 17, 2008No. M2006-00198-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, J.
in which JANICE M. HOLDER, C.J., and WILLIAM M. BARKER, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ., joined. GARY R. WADE, J„ filed a concurring opinion.
*898We granted the Defendant’s request for permission to appeal to address the propriety of jury instructions requiring the jury to reach a unanimous decision to acquit of a greater offense before considering a lesser-included offense. We hold that such jury instructions are proper and do not violate the Defendant’s right to trial by jury. We also hold that the trial court’s imposition of consecutive sentences did not violate the Defendant’s federal…
3Cases cited52 opinions
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- Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- State v. BurnsTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
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4Cited by62 opinions
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- State v. BrownTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
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