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will find plain error in Tennessee

17 Tennessee opinions name it 1 courts 2012–2021 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Tennessee courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (2)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. Smithgreen
tenn · 2000 · cited in 14 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2013–2016
2 sentences

2016Smith, 24 S.W.3d at 282 .

2015Before this court will find plain error, the following conditions must be met: “(a) the record must clearly establish what occurred in the trial court; (b) a clear and unequivocal rule of law must have been breached; (c) a substantial right of the accused must have been adversely affected; (d) the accused did not waive the issue for tactical reasons; and (e) consideration of the error is „necessary to do substantial justice.‟” State v. Smith, 24 S.W.3d 274, 282 (Tenn. 2000) (quoting State v. Adkisson, 899 S.W.2d 626, 641-42 (Tenn. Crim.

114
State v. Adkissongreen
tenncrimapp · 1994 · cited in 4 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2012–2021
2 sentences

2021Id.

2015Before this court will find plain error, the following conditions must be met: “(a) the record must clearly establish what occurred in the trial court; (b) a clear and unequivocal rule of law must have been breached; (c) a substantial right of the accused must have been adversely affected; (d) the accused did not waive the issue for tactical reasons; and (e) consideration of the error is „necessary to do substantial justice.‟” State v. Smith, 24 S.W.3d 274, 282 (Tenn. 2000) (quoting State v. Adkisson, 899 S.W.2d 626, 641-42 (Tenn. Crim.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-103 (5) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-115 (5) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-401 (4) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-102 (4) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-401 (4) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-106 (3) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-202 (3) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-113 (3) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-35-114 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

Where else courts name it

TN 17 (2012–2021) OH 6 (2003–2025) VT 6 (1985–2025) WY 5 (1994–1998) MS 4 (2015–2026) MT 3 (2015–2020)

Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.

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