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State v. Riels

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 1, 2007PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

OPINION

2Opinion of the Court · BarkerWilliam M. Barker, C.J.

in which JANICE M. HOLDER, CORNELIA A. CLARK, and GARY R. WADE, JJ., and D. MICHAEL SWINEY, Sp.J., joined.

The defendant, James Riels, pled guilty to two counts of premeditated murder and two counts of felony murder for the murders of Mary Jane Cruchon and Franchion Pollack. 1 He also entered guilty pleas to one count of especially aggravated robbery, one count of attempted especially aggravated robbery, and one count of aggravated burglary. Following a capital sentencing hearing, the jury found three aggravating circumstances in each murder: (1) the defendant was previously convicted…

3Cases cited49 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Ring v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  5. Florida v. BostickSupreme Court of the United States · 1991

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4Cited by22 opinions

  1. State v. BanksTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
  2. State v. RodriguezTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
  3. State of Tennessee v. Nelson Aguilar Gomez and Florinda LopezTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
  4. State of Tennessee v. David NageleTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
  5. Alejandro Guana v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2013

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