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STATE v. SPARKS

891 S.W.2d 607 (1995)

STATE of Tennessee, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donald Wade SPARKS, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

January 3, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles W. Burson, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Rebecca L. Gundt, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Charles Dungan, Dungan & Meares, Maryville, for defendant-appellant.

OPINION

REID, Justice.

This case presents an appeal from the conviction of Donald Wade Sparks for first degree murder. The trial court rejected the plea of insanity, the only defense asserted by the defendant, and the Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed. On this appeal, only two issues will be considered: whether the proof was sufficient to prove sanity beyond a reasonable doubt, and the related issue, whether the trial judge erred by allowing one...

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