Brooks v. Tennessee
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
Petitioner was tried and convicted in the Circuit Court of Hamilton County, Tennessee, on charges of armed robbery and unlawful possession of a pistol. During the trial, at the close of the State’s case, defense counsel moved to delay petitioner’s testimony until after other defense witnesses had testified. The trial court denied this motion on the basis of Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-2403 (1955), which requires that a criminal defendant “desiring to testify shall do so before any other testimony for the defense is heard by the court trying the case.” Although the prosecutor agreed to waive the…
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