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OWENS v. STATE

561 S.W.2d 167 (1977)

David W. OWENS, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee.

Certiorari Denied February 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walker Tipton, Covington, for appellant.

Brooks McLemore, Jr., Atty. Gen., John F. Southworth, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Michael E. Whitaker, Dist. Atty. Gen., Preston Parks, Asst. Atty. Gen., Somerville, for appellee.

Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court February 6, 1978.

OPINION

TATUM, Judge.

The defendant, David W. Owens, was sentenced to life imprisonment after conviction of murder in the second degree of his father. Reversed.

The defendant charges that the trial court erred (1) in submitting the issue of insanity upon the M'Naghten Rule, (2) in admitting into evidence an inculpatory statement made by him to police officers, and (3) in instructing...

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