Legal Opinion
State v. Morris
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 1970PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Special Justice JeNkius
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The defendants, Floyd Morris, operator of the automobile that struck and killed a pedestrian, and Wilbur White, the owner and occupant of the death automobile, were indicted on June 27, 1967, and were convicted by a jury on October 25, 1967, in the Criminal Court of Clay County of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
The Court of Criminal Appeals, one member dissenting, reversed and dismissed the indictment as to the defendant, Wilbur White, owner and passenger in the automobile. The judgment of…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gaudio v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1967
- Story v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926
- Eager v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1959
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3Cited by28 opinions
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- Cecil v. HardinTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
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