Legal Opinion

State v. Echols

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided September 13, 1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SUMMERS, Judge.

The defendant Robert L. Echols was convicted by a jury of aggravated robbery, and the trial court entered judgment. On appeal, he claims that the evidence is insufficient to *635support his conviction because his conduct was not the cause of the victim’s injury.

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Shortly after 6:00 a.m. on June 17, 1993, the victim unlocked her door and an outer wrought iron security door to take out the garbage. Meanwhile, the defendant who had “been up all night smoking drugs” was walking home. As he walked past the victim’s house he saw her purse.…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. DuncanTennessee Supreme Court · 1985
  3. State v. BaggettCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1992
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1978

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Russo v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1999
  2. State v. Sheila Kay CooperCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2000

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