Legal Opinion

State v. Evans

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided January 26, 1984PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DUNCAN, Judge.

The defendant, Nathaniel Evans, was convicted of third degree burglary — safe-cracking, and grand larceny. These convictions were the triggering offenses for the subsequent finding by the jury that the defendant was an habitual criminal with respect to each conviction. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for life for each offense, the sentences to be served consecutively.

In this appeal the defendant contests the sufficiency of the evidence regarding his burglary conviction, says the proof failed to establish a sufficient value to support his grand larceny conviction,…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Jackson v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. State v. MacKeyTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
  3. State v. LequireCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1981
  4. People v. MarquesSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  5. Smith v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1979

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. State v. McClintockTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  2. State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Devall DavidsonTennessee Supreme Court · 2016
  3. State v. DobbinsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
  4. State v. RichmondCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
  5. Simmons v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2003

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