Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 12/18/1997

State v. Anderson

Citations

985 S.W.2d 9
1997 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 1296

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holding that a defendant is entitled to an affirmative instruction on self-defense if raised by the evidence
concluding that the trial court properly considered the defendant’s unsuccessful completion of less restrictive measures, one probation violation and one parole violation, when it denied alternative sentencing
finding that the “defendant’s lack of truthfulness may be considered in determining the weight to be given to an applicable enhancement factor.”
enhancement based on factors (8) and (13) does not unfairly enhance defendant’s sentence twice for same conduct
“omissions in the jury charge must be called to the trial judge's attention or be regarded as waived.”
“[T]hough not a separate enhancement factor, a defendant’s lack of truthfulness may be considered in determining the weight to be given to an applicable enhancement factor.”

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Judges: Tipton, Jones, Summers

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