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13 Tennessee opinions name it 1 courts 1984–2026 2 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. Swansongreen2 sentences2026The legislature intended this requirement to facilitate appellate review of the lower court’s proceedings, and “the failure to meet the requirement neither constitutes constitutional abridgement nor renders the conviction or sentence of the appellant void or voidable.” Id. 2019“The primary intent of the legislature underlying this requirement is to facilitate appellate review of the lower court’s proceedings, and the failure to meet the requirement neither constitutes constitutional abridgement nor renders the conviction or sentence of the appellant void or voidable.” Id. | 3 | 11 |
Brown v. Stategreen1 sentence2022App. 1984) (noting that the failure of the post-conviction court to abide by this requirement does not always mandate a reversal because “[t]he primary intent of the legislature underlying this requirement is to facilitate appellate review of the lower court’s proceedings, and the failure to meet the requirement neither constitutes constitutional abridgement nor renders the conviction or sentence of the appellant void or voidable”); cf. Brown v. State, 445 S.W.2d 669, 671 (Tenn. Crim. | 1 | 1 |
George v. Stategreen1 sentence1984See George v. State, 533 S.W.2d 322 (Tenn.Cr.App.1975); Webb v. State, 4 Tenn.Cr.App. 723, 475 S.W.2d 228 (1971); Brown v. State, supra. The primary intent of the legislature underlying this requirement is to facilitate appellate review of the lower court’s proceedings, and the failure to meet the requirement neither constitutes constitutional abridgement nor renders the conviction or sentence of the appellant void or voidable. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Tennessee. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Pylant v. State
green
1 sentence2013Here, because the Petitioner’s claim is purely a legal issue which we review de novo with no presumption of correctness, see Pylant, 263 S.W.3d at 867-68 , the post-conviction court’s failure to make specific findings on this issue does not preclude appellate review. | 1 | 2013–2013 |
Webb v. State
green
1 sentence1984See George v. State, 533 S.W.2d 322 (Tenn.Cr.App.1975); Webb v. State, 4 Tenn.Cr.App. 723, 475 S.W.2d 228 (1971); Brown v. State, supra. The primary intent of the legislature underlying this requirement is to facilitate appellate review of the lower court’s proceedings, and the failure to meet the requirement neither constitutes constitutional abridgement nor renders the conviction or sentence of the appellant void or voidable. | 1 | 1984–1984 |
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.