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merits of any claim in Tennessee

7 Tennessee opinions name it 2 courts 2010–2024 3 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 (3)

CaseFollowedCited
Powers v. Stategreen
tenn · 2011 · cited in 5 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2013–2024
2 sentences

2022Post-conviction counsel argued that while our supreme court said in State v. Powers, 343 S.W.3d 36 (Tenn. 2011), that a recitation of facts at a guilty plea hearing may be helpful in determining what evidence would have been presented at trial, our supreme court also said that courts should not use a recitation of facts to determine the merits of any claim.

2022These sources provide the essential facts of the crime at issue and may be helpful to trial courts in their assessment of the merits of any claim [asserted under the Fingerprint Act].’” Powers v. State, 343 S.W.3d 36, 56 (Tenn. 2011).

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Mayhew v. Wildergreen
tennctapp · 2001 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Mayhew v. Wilder, 46 S.W.3d 760, 767 (Tenn Ct. App. 2001). “[A] court may and properly should refuse to entertain an action at the insistence of one whose rights have not been invaded or infringed.” Id. (quoting 59 AM .

2014Mayhew v. Wilder, 46 S.W.3d 760, 767 (Tenn Ct. App. 2001). “[A] court may and properly should refuse to entertain an action at the insistence of one whose rights have not been invaded or infringed.” Id. (quoting 59 AM .

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Black v. Stategreen
tenncrimapp · 1990 · cited in 1 Tennessee opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
1 sentence

2010See id.

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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. § 40-30-304 (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

PA 76 (1979–2026) OH 28 (1999–2025) CA 19 (1955–2025) TX 17 (1970–2025) DE 13 (2014–2024) IL 10 (1958–2025) TN 7 (2010–2024) AZ 6 (1961–2025) FL 6 (1983–2018) CT 4 (2004–2019) NM 4 (1914–1996) LA 4 (1975–2014) NY 3 (1919–2017) DC 3 (1992–2015) IA 3 (2016–2016) GA 3 (1990–2021) MA 3 (1974–2003) NJ 3 (1999–2008) NV 2 (2025–2025) MI 2 (2022–2024) CO 2 (2005–2018) HI 2 (2003–2023) MD 2 (2002–2004) VA 2 (2025–2025) WV 2 (2008–2009) NC 2 (2017–2019)

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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