Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided February 19, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WHITE, Judge.

Billy Williams, the appellant, was tried by a Sullivan County jury for knowingly carrying a loaded pistol inside a General Sessions courtroom while court was in progress in violation of Tennessee Code Annotated Section 39-17-1306. Upon conviction, appellant was sentenced as a range one standard offender to one year to be served concurrently with his other sentences.

The appellant challenges the sufficiency of the evidence, the failure to instruct on a lesser included offense, and the sufficiency of the indictment. For the reasons stated, the judgment of the trial court is…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  3. State v. WilliamsTennessee Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Strader v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1962
  5. State v. NettoTennessee Supreme Court · 1972

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. BurdineCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  2. State of Tennessee v. Iris A. JonesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2014
  3. State of Tennessee v. Steven Lloyd GivensCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001

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