Legal Opinion
State v. Durso
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 7, 1983PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HARBISON, Justice.
In this Court the sole question presented is whether the provisions of Article VI, Section 14, of the Tennessee Constitution, requiring that fines in excess of fifty dollars be imposed by a jury, may be waived in a felony case. We are of the opinion that such waiver is permissible. The judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals to the contrary is reversed.
The issue is important in the administration of criminal law in this state, especially in view of the recently enacted Tennessee Criminal Sentencing Reform Act of 1982, T.C.A. §§ 40-35-101 to -504. 1 It is an issue…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Singer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- State ex rel. Astor v. Schlitz Brewing Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- Scopes v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1927
- Jones v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
- Capri Adult Cinema v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by18 opinions
- State v. BoboTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. BryantTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- State v. EllisCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
- State v. SandersCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1987
- State v. PurkeyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
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