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BOWEN v. STATE

488 S.W.2d 373 (1972)

Fred J. BOWEN v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

December 19, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burkett C. McInturff and Shelburne Ferguson, Kingsport, for plaintiff in error.

David M. Pack, Atty. Gen., State of Tennessee, Bart Durham, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Carl K. Kirkpatrick, Dist. Atty. Gen., Kingsport, for defendant in error.

OPINION

McCANLESS, Justice.

The petitioner, Fred J. Bowen, was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the judgment of the Criminal Court, one of the judges in a separate concurring opinion recommending that the Governor commute the death sentence to one of imprisonment for ninety-nine years. We granted certiorari, heard oral argument, and took the case under advisement. The Supreme Court of...

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