STATE v. SMITH


24 S.W.3d 274 (2000)

STATE of Tennessee v. Donald Ray SMITH.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

June 30, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General & Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; Daryl J. Brand, Associate Solicitor General, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant, State of Tennessee.

W. Jeffery Fagan, Assistant District Public Defender, Camden, Tennessee, for the appellee, Donald Ray Smith.


OPINION

BARKER, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which ANDERSON, C.J., and BIRCH and HOLDER, JJ., joined.

In this appeal, we address whether prior inconsistent statements can be used substantively to corroborate a confession when the prior statements are admitted into evidence without objection. We also consider whether the failure of the trial court to instruct the jury as to the limited use of...

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