Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

State v. Nixon

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided July 22, 1983PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JAMES C. BEASLEY, Special Judge.

This matter is before us on a T.R.A.P. 9 interlocutory appeal to review the action of the trial court in denying the appellants’ motion to dismiss on the grounds of former jeopardy.

The record reveals that Gene E. Nixon and William E. Wild were jointly indicted with Joe J. Wild, Jr. (now deceased) by the Bradley County Grand Jury for aggravated arson and related offenses. On motion of appellants venue was changed to Monroe County and the jury trial commenced on October 19, 1981, before the Honorable James C. Witt. The case went to the panel on the…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  4. United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. United States v. DinitzSupreme Court of the United States · 1976

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Coker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  2. Ahern v. AhernTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  3. State v. CarterCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  4. State v. HuskeyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
  5. State v. WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1991

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API