· 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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