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Lackey v. State

Citations

  • 578 S.W.2d 101
  • 1978 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 284

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that because the given jury charge was correct, “[i]f the appellant desired further instructions, he should have submitted a special request”
  • finding impermissible vouching in the prosecutor’s statement “I won’t tell you why I don’t believe [the witness]”

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Judges: Byers, O'Brien, Walker

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