Legal Opinion
Norris v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 26, 1971PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RUSSELL, Judge.
The plaintiff-in-error, under the State’s proof, was caught shoplifting a portable television set. After an altercation with two security officers during which he struck them and ran, he was apprehended after hot pursuit and subdued. He has appealed his conviction under T.C.A. § 39-4235 for shoplifting merchandise of a value over one hundred dollars ($100.00) and punishment of not less nor more than three (3) years in the penitentiary.
The State’s proof clearly establishes the corpus delicti and Norris’ guilt, and those assignments going to the legal sufficiency of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- People v. IrrizariNew York Court of Appeals · 1959
- Caten v. Salt City Movers & Storage Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
- Lauder v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1963
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2001
- Warden v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Eldridge v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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- Stephans v. StateNevada Supreme Court · 2011
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