Legal Opinion
Griffin v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided August 18, 1980PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROCK, Chief Justice.
The petitioner was convicted of the offense of armed robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment and his conviction was affirmed on appeal. We granted certiorari review to consider the petitioner’s contention (1) that his arrest and the search and seizure of evidence incident thereto violated his constitutional rights and rendered the evidence thus obtained inadmissible and (2) his contention that an alleged confession made by him was involuntary and should not have been admitted into evidence.
On March 1, 1977, a truck stop in Chattanooga was robbed at about 9:30 a.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by26 opinions
- State v. YearganTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. WatkinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- State v. RobertsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- State v. McKayTennessee Supreme Court · 1984
- State v. BurtonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
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