Legal Opinion

State of Tennessee v. Henry Lee Jones

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided January 30, 2019No. W2015-02210-SC-DDT-DDPublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court · BivinsJeffrey S. Bivins, C.J.

In this capital case, a Shelby County jury convicted the Defendant, Henry Lee Jones, of alternative counts of first degree premeditated murder and first degree felony murder of Clarence James and alternative counts of first degree premeditated murder and first degree felony murder of Lillian James. The jury sentenced the Defendant to death on all four counts. As for the two counts related to Mr. James, the jury found the evidence sufficient to support six aggravating circumstances. As for the two counts related to Mrs. James, the jury found the evidence sufficient to support five aggravating…

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2Cases cited108 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. State v. LebrickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2020
  2. Calvin Banks v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2021
  3. Heath Bell v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2026
  4. Henry Lee Jones v. Kenneth Nelsen, WardenDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2026
  5. Henry Lee Jones v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2026

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