Topic: modified trustworthiness standard · Go Syfert
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4 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 22 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from State of Tennessee v. Courtney Bishop.

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1 State of Tennessee v. Courtney Bishop Anchor
tenn · 2014
green “modified trustworthiness standard” 10
2 State v. Bohanan
tenncrimapp · 1987
green “when the instructions given by the trial judge are a correct statement of the law, and the instructions fully and fairly set forth the applicable law, it is not error for a trial judge to refuse to give a special instruction requested by a party.” 6
3 State v. Small
tenn · 1999
green “may consult counsel for guidance and advice, but otherwise handles the defense of the case on his or her own.” 3
4 State v. Willis
tenncrimapp · 2009
green “egregiously manipulative and abusive of the judicial process.” 3

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