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state is constitutional error in Tennessee

8 Tennessee opinions name it 1 courts 2002–2021 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. Walkergreen
tenncrimapp · 1999 · cited in 8 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2002–2021
2 sentences

2021App. 2002) (citing State v. Walker, 29 S.W.3d 885, 893-94 (Tenn. Crim.

2004State v. Walker, 29 S.W.3d 885, 893-94 (Tenn.Crim.App.1999). *660 Here, the trial court provided the following instructions for the intentional and knowing mental states: A person acts “intentionally” when that person acts with a conscious objective either to cause a particular result or engage in particular conduct.

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State v. Hillgreen
tenncrimapp · 2002 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2021–2021
1 sentence

2021“Any omission in the instructions in reference to an element of the offense which might lessen the burden of proof placed upon the state is constitutional error and requires a new trial unless the error is harmless beyond a reasonable doubt.” State v. Hill, 118 S.W.3d 380, 385 (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. § 39-13-202 (7) TN § Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-11-402 (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.

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