Legal Opinion
State v. Bates
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 14, 1991PublishedCited by 110 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O'BRIEN, Justice.
This defendant entered a plea of guilty to the offense of murder in the first degree and grand larceny and submitted the issue of punishment to a jury, as required by T.C.A. § 39-2-203. He did not waive his objection to an order, entered by the court, overruling a motion to suppress a confession, or his right to appeal in the event the confession was introduced at the penalty phase of the proceedings.
The various admissions were admitted at his sentencing hearing. Defendant ascribes error to the trial court action overruling his motion to suppress evidence of his…
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- Irvin v. DowdSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by110 opinions
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