Anderson v. State, 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 5750 (TX Ct. App. 2021) Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District, Houston July 20, 2021, Opinion Filed 14-20-00139-CR 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 5750 * | 2021 WL 3045897 ERIC ANDERSON, Appellant v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee Judges: Panel consists of Chief Justice Christopher and Justices Spain […]
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TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 13 Offenses Against Person Part 2 Criminal Homicide 39-13-202. First degree murder. (a) First degree murder is: (1) A premeditated and intentional killing of another; (2) A killing of another committed in the perpetration of or attempt to perpetrate any first degree murder, act of
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State v. Benson, 2020 Tenn. LEXIS 155 (TN Sup. Ct. 2020) Supreme Court of Tennessee, At Jackson November 6, 2019, Session; April 30, 2020, Filed No. W2017-01119-SC-R11-CD 2020 Tenn. LEXIS 155 STATE OF TENNESSEE v. ANTONIO BENSON Counsel: Herbert H. Slatery III, Attorney General and Reporter; Andrée Sophia Blumstein, Solicitor General; Jonathan David Shaub, Assistant
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State v. Land, 2020 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 99 (TN Ct. Crim. App. 2020) Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, At Nashville December 11, 2019, Assigned on Briefs; February 19, 2020, Filed LOSD Summary: This is a second-degree murder case in which the 72-year-old Defendant is convicted for stabbing and killing the 24-year-old female victim.
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White v. State, 2020 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 61 (TN Ct. Crim. App. 2020) Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, At Nashville September 17, 2019, Assigned on Briefs; February 3, 2020 LOSD Summary: This case involves issues around the introduction by defense of specialized knowledge intended to support a claim of self-defense (in this case,
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State v. Wilkins, 2020 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 55 (TN Ct. Crim. App. 2020) Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, At Jackson December 3, 2019, Assigned on Briefs; January 31, 2020, Filed LOSD Summary: This case is interesting largely because it highlights the very poor drafting of Tennessee’s self-defense statute, making it very difficult to
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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-102 TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 13 Offenses Against Person Part 1 Assaultive Offenses 39-13-102. Aggravated assault. (a) (1) A person commits aggravated assault who: (A) Intentionally or knowingly commits an assault as defined in § 39-13-101, and the assault: (i) Results in serious bodily injury
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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-101 TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 13 Offenses Against Person Part 1 Assaultive Offenses 39-13-101. Assault. (a) A person commits assault who: (1) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another; (2) Intentionally or knowingly causes another to reasonably fear imminent bodily injury; or (3)
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Tennessee Pattern Jury Instructions – Criminal CHAPTER 40 DEFENSES § 40.06 DEFENSE: SELF-DEFENSE [Enacted May 22, 2007] Included in the defendant’s plea of not guilty is [his] [her] plea of self-defense. If a defendant was in a place where he or she had a right to be, he or she would have a right to
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TN – Tennessee Code Annotated Title 39 Criminal Offenses Chapter 11 General Provisions Part 2 Burden of Proof 39-11-201. Burden of proof. (a) No person may be convicted of an offense unless each of the following is proven beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) The conduct, circumstances surrounding the conduct, or a result of the conduct
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