Legal Opinion
State v. Land
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 25, 1984PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TATUM, Judge.
The defendant, Alvin Emmett Land, Jr., was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to serve a 4-year term in the State penitentiary. He raises two issues on this appeal: (1) that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict, and (2) that the court committed reversible error by allowing into evidence the results of a polygraph examination of the defendant. We find no reversible error and affirm the judgment below.
We first consider the issue attacking the sufficiency of the evidence. Daniel Joe Armstrong testified that he observed his boat, motor and trailer parked…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- State v. HatchettTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- Hembree v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976
- Bush v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
- State v. PlummerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. MorantSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- State v. CrosswellSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1992
- State v. CampbellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- State v. LankfordCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
- State v. AdkinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
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