Already have an account? Sign in instead.
You stay signed in for 30 days on this browser.
Continue with Google Continue with MicrosoftNo account yet? Create a free one.
We sent a six-digit code.
It expires in ten minutes, works once, and only in this browser. Five wrong tries void it. Send another code.
Your account is live and the Cloudflare checks are off for this browser.
13 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 1999–2026 5 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Belsergreen2 sentences2026Once a defendant has raised sufficient facts to support a finding that the defendant acted in defense of self, “[t]he state has the burden of proof to negate the defense; the burden is not upon the defendant to prove the defense exists.” State v. Belser, 945 S.W.2d 776, 782 (Tenn. Crim. 2024Once a defendant has raised sufficient facts to support a finding he acted in defense of self or another, “The [S]tate has the burden of proof to negate the defense; the burden is not upon the defendant to prove the defense exists.” State v. Belser, 945 S.W.2d 776, 782 (Tenn. Crim. | 10 | 10 |
United States v. Jeffrey Scott Amosgreen1 sentence1999Leland v. Oregon, 343 U.S. 790 , 72 S.Ct. 1002 , 96 L.Ed. 1302 (1952). *741 “It is axiomatic, therefore, that a lesser standard of proof, such as the clear and convincing standard, may be imposed.” United States v. Amos, 803 F.2d 419, 421 (8th Cir.1986). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Andersongreen1 sentence1999Accord State v. Anderson, 835 S.W.2d 600 (Tenn. Crim. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Leland v. Oregon
green
2 sentences2010Leland v. Oregon, 343 U.S. 790 (1952). 1999Leland v. Oregon, 343 U.S. 790 , 72 S.Ct. 1002 , 96 L.Ed. 1302 (1952). *741 “It is axiomatic, therefore, that a lesser standard of proof, such as the clear and convincing standard, may be imposed.” United States v. Amos, 803 F.2d 419, 421 (8th Cir.1986). | 2 | 1999–2010 |
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.
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.