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STATE v. SMITH

656 S.W.2d 882 (1983)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Leonard Leon SMITH, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Permission to Appeal Denied August 29, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Southworth, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Jerry S. Sloan, Peter J. Strianse, Thomas J. Evans, William H. Cox, III, Asst. Dist. Attys. Gen., Chattanooga, for appellee.

Jerry Summers, Thomas L. Wyatt, Chattanooga, for appellant.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court August 29, 1983.

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Judge.

In this case Leonard Leon Smith, a Chattanooga fireman, was found guilty of arson in the burning of his own property. The most significant question raised on appeal concerns the admissibility of evidence that the fire was intentionally set, evidence which the defendant claims was secured in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. Also at issue are the admissibility...

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