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“brutality in excess of that which is normally present in any killing" and "conscienceless or pitiless crime which is unnecessarily torturous to the victim”
331 citation events (13 in the last 25 years) across 50 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: State v. Rose (nc, 1994-01-28) · Strongest negative: State v. Gilford Williams (tenncrimapp, 2000-09-12)
Treatment trajectory · 1982 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
1982 2004 2026
Top citers, strongest first. 23 distinct citers.
discussed Cited "but see" State v. Gilford Williams
Tenn. Crim. App. · 2000 · signal: but see · confidence high
App. 1981); But see State v. Dicks, 615 S.W.2d 126, 128 (Tenn.), cert denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S. Ct. 431 (1981)(pictures of homicide victim while alive should not be admitted at trial unless relevant to a material issue, although such an error may not be prejudicial to the outcome). 1 Under the pre-1988 criminal code, murder was defined as the unlawful killing of “any reasonable creature in being.” See T E N N .
discussed Cited "but see" State v. Nesbit (2×)
Tenn. · 1998 · signal: but see · confidence high
Thus, employing the test espoused in Banks, 564 S.W.2d at 949 , we ñnd no error in the admission of the photograph during the guilt phase of the trial. 3 See, e.g., State v. Scott, 626 S.W.2d 25, 28 (Tenn.Crim.App.1981); But see State v. Dicks, 615 S.W.2d 126, 128 (Tenn.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 431 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 (1981) (pictures of homicide victim while alive should not be admitted at trial unless relevant to a material issue, although such an error may not be prejudicial to the outcome).
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) State v. Rose
N.C. · 1994 · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
brutality in excess of that which is normally present in any killing" and "conscienceless or pitiless crime which is unnecessarily torturous to the victim
discussed Cited "see" State v. Terrence Davis
Tenn. Crim. App. · 2010 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Dicks, 615 S.W .2d 126 , 128 (T enn.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 (1981); see also State v. S trouth, 620 S.W.2d 467, 472 (Tenn. 1981); State v. Richardson, 697 S.W.2d 594, 597 (Tenn. Crim.
discussed Cited "see" State v. Kleypas (2×)
Kan. · 2001 · signal: see · confidence high
See Tennessee v. *1050 Dicks, 615 S.W.2d 126, 132-42 (Tenn.) (Brock, C.J., dissenting), cert. denied 454 U.S. 933 (1981); Washington v. Rupe, 101 Wash. 2d 664, 711-13 , 683 P.2d 571 (1984) (Dolliver, J., concurring); Hopkinson v. Wyoming, 632 P.2d 79, 199-216 (Wyo. 1981) (Rose, C.J., concurring and dissenting), cert. denied 455 U.S. 922 (1982).
discussed Cited "see" Ralph C. Feltrop v. Paul K. Delo (2×)
8th Cir. · 1995 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Mercer, 618 S.W.2d 1 , 10 n. 5 (Mo. banc), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 432 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 (1981). .
cited Cited "see" Rickman v. Dutton
M.D. Tenn. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Dicks, 615 S.W.2d 126, 131 (Tenn.1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 431 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 (1981).
cited Cited "see" State v. Shurn
Mo. · 1993 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Mercer, 618 S.W.2d 1, 9 (Mo. banc), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 432 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Smith v. Dixon
E.D.N.C. · 1991 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Martin, 303 N.C. 246, 254 , 278 S.E.2d 214, 220 , cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , *1384 102 S.Ct. 431 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 (1981) (requires “evidence that the murder in question involved brutality in excess of that which is normally present in any killing”); State v. Goodman, 298 N.C. 1, 24-25 , 257 S.E.2d 569, 585 (1979) (same).
discussed Cited "see" State v. Griffin (2×)
Mo. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Mercer, 618 S.W.2d 1, 7 (Mo. banc), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 432 , 70 L.Ed. 2d 240 (1981).
cited Cited "see" State v. Sidebottom
Mo. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Mercer, 618 S.W.2d 1,11 (Mo. banc 1981), cert, denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 432 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Robinson v. State (2×)
Fla. · 1988 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jacobs v. State, 396 So.2d 1113, 1115 (Fla.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 430 , 70 L.Ed.2d 239 (1981).
cited Cited "see" State v. Schlup
Mo. · 1987 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Mercer, 618 S.W.2d 1, 9 (Mo. banc 1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 432 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Woods v. State (2×)
Fla. · 1986 · signal: see · confidence high
See Demps v. State, 395 So.2d 501 (Fla.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 430 , 70 L.Ed.2d 239 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Burch v. State
Ind. Ct. App. · 1985 · signal: see · confidence high
See Kimmel v. State (1981), 275 Ind. 575, 584 , 418 N.E.2d 1152, 1157 , cert. denied 454 U.S. 932 , 102 S.Ct. 430 , 70 L.Ed.2d 239 ; Vacendak v. State (1976), 264 Ind. 101, 110 , 340 N.E.2d 352, 357 , cert. denied 429 U.S. 851 , 97 S.Ct. 141 , 50 L.Ed.2d 125 .
cited Cited "see" State v. Gilmore
Mo. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Mercer, 618 S.W.2d 1, 7 (Mo. banc 1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 432 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" State v. Noland (2×)
N.C. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Martin, 303 N.C. 246 , 278 S.E.2d 214 , cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 431 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 , reh. denied, 454 U.S. 1117 , 102 S.Ct. 693 , 70 L.Ed.2d 655 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" Bassett v. State (2×)
Fla. · 1984 · signal: see · confidence high
See Demps v. State, 395 So.2d 501 (Fla.), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 430 , 70 L.Ed.2d 239 (1981); Castor v. State, 365 So.2d 701 (Fla. 1978); Douglas v. State, 328 So.2d 18 (Fla.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 871 , 97 S.Ct. 185 , 50 L.Ed.2d 151 (1976).
cited Cited "see" State v. Adkins
Tenn. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See, State v. Dicks, Tenn., 615 S.W.2d 126 (1981), cert, denied 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 431 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 (1981).
discussed Cited "see" State v. Teague (2×)
Tenn. · 1983 · signal: see · confidence high
See State v. Dicks, 615 S.W.2d 126 (Tenn.1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 431 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 ; Houston v. State, 593 S.W.2d 267 (Tenn.1980), cert. denied, 449 U.S. 891 , 101 S.Ct. 251 , 66 L.Ed.2d 117 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." American Iron & Steel Institute v. Occupational Safety & Health Administration
11th Cir. · 1999 · signal: see also · confidence low
A rule that does not reach constitutionally protected conduct is not void for vagueness unless it is “impermissibly vague in all of its applications.” Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc., 455 U.S. 489, 499 , 102 S.Ct. 1186, 1193 , 71 L.Ed.2d 362 (1982); see also Exxon Corp. v. Busbee, 644 F.2d 1030, 1033 (5th Cir. May 11, 1981) (appropriate test is whether statute is “substantially incomprehensible”), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 932 , 102 S.Ct. 430 , 70 L.Ed.2d 239 (1981).
cited Cited "see, e.g." State v. Duncan
Tenn. · 1985 · signal: see also · confidence low
See also State v. Dicks, 615 S.W.2d 126 (1981), cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 431 , 70 L.Ed.2d 240 .
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. Oliver
N.C. · 1983 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
State v. Goodman, 298 N.C. 1 , 257 S.E. 2d 569 (1979); see e.g., State v. Martin, 303 N.C. 246 , 278 S.E. 2d 214 , cert. denied, 454 U.S. 933 , 102 S.Ct. 431 , 70 L.Ed. 2d 240 (1981); State v. Oliver, 302 N.C. 28 , 274 S.E. 2d 183 (1981). 306 N.C. at 34-35 , 292 S.E. 2d at 227-28 .
Demps
v.
Florida Jacobs v. Florida Dicks v. Tennessee Swindler v. Arkansas Martin v. North Carolina
No. 81-5038; No. 81-5169; No. 81-5192; No. 81-5271; No. 81-5336.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 13, 1981.
454 U.S. 933
Brennan, Marshall.
Cited by 150 opinions  |  Published
1 passage pin-cited by 1 case
Pinpoint authority: bottom 60%
Citer courts: Supreme Court of North Carolina (1)

Lead Opinion

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Fla.;

Sup. Ct. Tenn.;

Sup. Ct. Ark.; and

Sup. Ct. N. C. Certiorari denied. Reported below: No. 81-5038, 395 So. 2d 501; No. 81-5169, 396 So. 2d 1113; No. 81-5192, 615 S. W. 2d 126; No. 81-5271, 272 Ark. 340, 617 S. W. 2d 1; No. 81-5336, 303 N. C. 246, 278 S. E. 2d 214.

Dissent

Justice Brennan and Justice Marshall,

dissenting.

Adhering to our views that the death penalty is in all circumstances cruel and unusual punishment prohibited by the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, Gregg v. Georgia, 428 U. S. 153, 227, 231 (1976), we would grant certiorari and vacate the death sentences in these cases.