Legal Opinion

Underwood v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided September 20, 1979PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SCOTT, Judge.

The defendant/appellant has appealed his conviction of armed robbery for which he received a sentence of eighteen years in the State Penitentiary. Three errors are assigned, all of which lack any merit.

By the standard assignment of error, the defendant alleges that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, that the verdict was contrary to the weight of the evidence, and that the evidence preponderates against the verdict.

George Tucker, the victim, testified that he had trouble with the electrical system on his truck at about 5:00 o’clock A.M. on July 24,1978,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  3. State v. GraceTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Bolin v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
  5. Montesi v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. State v. PappasCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
  2. State v. ScottCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
  3. State v. HillSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1998
  4. State v. GriffithCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
  5. State v. BlevinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987

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