Legal Opinion

State v. Brock

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided July 17, 1984PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DWYER, Judge.

The appellant was convicted by a jury for committing the offense of murder in the first degree, with punishment fixed at life imprisonment. The issues on this appeal as of right are:

1. Whether the evidence is sufficient to sustain the jury’s guilty verdict.

2. Whether the trial court erred in admitting into evidence a photograph depicting a portion of the deceased’s leg.

3. Whether the district attorney general’s closing argument was improper.

4. Whether the trial court erred in denying the appellant’s motion for a new trial based upon allegations of newly discovered evidence.

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  2. State v. HatchettTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Trotter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1974
  4. Conboy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
  5. Dotson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. AdkissonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  2. State v. GilleyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2008
  3. State v. McPhersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  4. State v. ScottCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
  5. State v. AucoinCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988

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