Legal Opinion
State v. Wooden
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided July 8, 1983PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BYERS, Judge.
The defendant was convicted of second degree burglary, aggravated rape, aggravated assault and aggravated sexual battery. He was sentenced to not less than six (6) nor more than fifteen (15) years, life, not less than three (3) years nor more than nine (9) years and thirty-five (35) years, respectively.
The defendant says he was denied a fair trial by the court’s refusal to grant a recess from Friday afternoon until Monday morning to allow the testimony of a key witness, says the trial court erred by refusing to give requested instructions on identification testimony and…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. NoblesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States v. Melvin TelfaireCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Michael G. Thevis, Alton Bart Hood, Global Industries, Inc., Anna Jeanette EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by69 opinions
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- State v. HallTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
- State v. BledsoeTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
- State v. HinesTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. KillebrewCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
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