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STATE v. TUCKER

No. 85-353-III.

728 S.W.2d 27 (1986)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. John Thomas TUCKER, a/k/a Tommy Tucker, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

November 19, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David E. High, Garfinkle, Gober, Wilson & High (At trial and on appeal), William C. Wilson, Garfinkle, Gober, Wilson & High (At trial only), Nashville, for appellant.

Susan L. Kay, Vanderbilt Legal Clinic, Vanderbilt School of Law, Nashville, for Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, amicus curiae.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen., Kevin Steiling, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, J. Kenneth Atkins, Dist. Atty. Gen., Daniel W. Cook, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Charlotte, for appellee.

OPINION

SCOTT, Judge.

The appellant was indicted for concealing a stolen General Motors engine valued at over $200.00. The appellant filed several motions in limine to prevent certain testimony from being placed before the jury. One motion sought to prevent the admission of evidence of the appellant's prior criminal record until a State v. Morgan, 541 S.W.2d 385 (Tenn. 1976) hearing could be conducted to determine...

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