· 9/9/2015
State of Tennessee v. Benjamin Foust
Citations
- 482 S.W.3d 20
- 2015 WL 5256422
- 2015 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 735
How courts have described this case
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- holding that admission of the challenged autopsy photograph was harmless error when “several other graphic and gruesome autopsy photographs [were] admitted” without objection from the defendant
- “There is no dispute that the Defendant‟s prior convictions for aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary qualify as felony convictions involving the use of violence and force, respectively.”
- “Graphic, gruesome, or even horrifying photographs of crime victims may be admitted into evidence if they are relevant to some issue at trial and probative value is not [substantially] outweighed by their prejudicial effect.” (alteration in Foust
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Judges: Thomas, Wedemeyer, Easter
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