Legal Opinion

King v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided May 4, 1962PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice White

The plaintiff-in-error, defendant, Loyd D. King, was indicted, tried and convicted for rape and was given a prison sentence of ten years. He has appealed to this Court and assigned errors that (1) there is no evidence to sustain the verdict of the jury and that the verdict of the jury is against and contrary to the weight and preponderance of the evidence; (2) the law and evidence preponderate against the verdict of the jury and the verdict of the jury is contrary to both the law and the evidence; and (3) that as a matter of law the evidence does not sustain the offense of rape.

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
  2. Benstine v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1879

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Carroll v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1963
  2. Webster v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1967
  3. White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
  4. State v. WilkinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1983
  5. State v. KendricksTennessee Supreme Court · 1994

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