Legal Opinion
State v. Phillips
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 9, 2001No. W2000-00245-CCA-R3-CDPublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · GlennAlan E. Glenn, J.
in which DAVID G. HAYES and JOE G. RILEY, JJ., joined.
The defendant was convicted by a Shelby County jury of first degree murder and especially aggravated kidnapping. He was sentenced by the jury to life without the possibility of parole for the murder conviction. He also received a sentence of twenty-five years for the especially aggravated kidnapping conviction, to be served consecutively to his life sentence. The events of this case arose out of a confrontation between rival gangs living in the Hurt Village Apartments in Memphis. The defendant, a high-ranking member of the Gangster…
3Cases cited15 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. SheffieldTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. BallCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
- Uphaus v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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4Cited by43 opinions
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