Legal Opinion

State v. Clinton

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided May 24, 1988PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WADE, Judge.

The defendant, James Clinton, was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to take a human life under T.C.A. § 39-1-604 and sentenced to five years imprisonment on each count, to be served concurrently. On this appeal, the defendant has in effect alleged four separate errors:(1) the evidence is insufficient to support convictions of two counts of conspiracy;(2) the plea of his co-conspirator barred the prosecution for the conspiracy crimes he was charged with;(3) testimony by a state’s witness was improperly admitted; and(4) jury misconduct.

The judgment of the trial court is…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. BlackwellTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Delaney v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
  4. Gonzales v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  5. State v. MorrisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. State v. WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  2. State v. KeelCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  3. State v. DooleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
  4. State v. MeadeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
  5. State of Tennessee v. William Darelle SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 2013

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