Legal Opinion
State v. Harris
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided December 7, 1992PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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DROWOTA, Justice.
The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether Defendant Billy Joe Harris’s 20-year sentence for aggravated sexual battery violates the Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution or Article I, Section 16, of the Tennessee Constitution. We granted Defendant’s application to appeal in order to address whether his sentence is unconstitutionally disproportionate to his crime. Finding the sentence violates neither the State nor Federal Constitution, we affirm.
The eight-year-old victim in this case attended a birthday party for a friend at Defendant’s home. After…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Rummel v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Weems v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- State v. RamseurSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Antonio M. Crockett v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2020
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