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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 59 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 v. Leach.

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1 State v. Leach Anchor
tenn · 2004
green “establishment of a motive for the killing is a factor from which the jury may infer premeditation.” 40
2 State v. Nichols
tenn · 2000
green “the planning activities by the appellant prior to the killing, the appellant's prior relationship with the victim, and the nature of the killing.” 19

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