Legal Opinion
State v. Dixon
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 3, 1983PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNELIUS, Judge.
Eddie Dixon was convicted of robbery by use of a deadly weapon and was sentenced to serve fifteen (15) years in the State Penitentiary. Aggrieved by the judgment of the trial court, he now appeals as of right to this court.
In his first issue, appellant contends that the trial court set excessive bail for his pretrial release and that he was denied a speedy trial. Appellant has failed to argue this issue in his brief, however. Rule 27(a)(7), T.R.A.P., requires that a brief contain:
An argument, which may be preceded by a summary of argument, setting forth the contentions…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Davis v. AlaskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- State v. CabbageTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by15 opinions
- State v. ReidTennessee Supreme Court · 2002
- State v. KingTennessee Supreme Court · 1986
- State v. DrinkardCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Thompson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2010
- State v. BowersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
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