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State v. Blackmon

Citations

  • 984 S.W.2d 589
  • 1998 Tenn. LEXIS 747
  • 1998 WL 884531

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

  • noting that “forfeiture under Tennessee law is an action in rem, which is traditionally viewed as a civil proceeding,” and that “the legislature intended forfeiture to be a civil, in rem proceeding”
  • “Due to our long-standing presumption against waiver of fundamental constitutional rights, these rights must be personally waived by a defendant.”

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Judges: Anderson, Barker, Birch, Drowota, Holder

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