Legal Opinion

Gordon v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 22, 1971PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

OLIVER, Judge.

Represented below and here by the Davidson County Assistant Public Defender, Sally Mae Gordon was convicted of second degree murder in the Criminal Court of Davidson County and was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for ten years, under an indictment charging her with the first degree murder of William Springer. She has duly perfected an appeal in the nature of a writ of error to this Court.

In one Assignment of Error the defendant advances the usual contention that the evidence is insufficient to warrant and sustain the verdict of the jury, her specific…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Webster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1967
  3. Smith v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1959
  4. Jamison v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
  5. Gann v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1964

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Braziel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
  2. Cagle v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
  3. Jenkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1974
  4. Pulley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
  5. Bryant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976

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