Tennessee Supreme Court· 11/16/1998

State v. Bolden

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979 S.W.2d 587
1998 Tenn. LEXIS 680

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second degree murder is a lesser-included offense of first degree murder
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Judges: Anderson, Drowota, Birch, Holder

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