1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.W.2d
  4. 636 S.W.2d
  5. 636 S.W.2d 183 (1982)
 

STATE v. CARTER

636 S.W.2d 183 (1982)

STATE of Tennessee, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Edmond Allen CARTER, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

July 12, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon W. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant; William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., of counsel.

C. Berkeley Bell, Jr., Greeneville, for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

BROCK, Justice.

The defendant was charged in a presentment with the sale of a controlled substance but was acquitted of that charge and instead convicted of the included lesser offense of simple possession of a controlled substance and received a sentence of 11 months 29 days in jail. On his appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals that court reversed his conviction and remanded for a new trial, concluding that the trial court had erred in failing...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases