State v. Harris
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, Justice.
The Defendant, Edward Leroy Harris, alias “Tattoo Eddie,” was found guilty by a Sevier County jury of the murders of Melissa Suttles Hill and Troy Dale Valentine on the evening of Saturday, September 13, 1986. The jury found three aggravating circumstances, T.C.A. § 39-2-203(i)(2), (5), and (7),1 and sentenced the Defendant to *60death. Counsel for the Defendant, in an abundance of caution due to the severity of the case, have raised 52 errors in a 283 page brief. We have carefully considered all of Defendant’s assignments of error; and, for the reasons that follow, a…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited85 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
80 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by998 opinions
- State v. BlandTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. CarruthersTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. AdkissonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- State v. ReidTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. RiceTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
993 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.