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· 4/9/2010

State of Tennessee v. Bruce Elliot

Citations

  • 366 S.W.3d 139
  • 2010 WL 1425452
  • 2010 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 294

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the trial court did not err by permitting a detective to testify as an expert in drug jargon based on his extensive training and experience in the investigation of large-scale drug conspiracies and innumerable drug-trade investigations
  • allowing expert testimony from officers regarding illicit drug trade based on training, experience, and familiarity
  • permitting officer to testify as an expert regarding drug jargon and slang
  • “Because the search warrant does not appear in the record on appeal, we cannot fairly determine whether the warrant was supported by probable cause ….”
  • “An appellate court may consider only evidence contained in the appellate record.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Witt, Ogle, Thomas

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