Tennessee Supreme Court· 5/27/2010

State v. Brown

Citations

311 S.W.3d 422
2010 Tenn. LEXIS 530
2010 WL 2106203

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recognizing that second degree murder is a result of conduct offense
stating that failure to instruct the jury as to a lesser-included offense is a nonstructural constitutional error
defining second degree murder, “[a]s pertinent to [the] case,” as § 39-13- 210(a)(1) “knowing killing”
“To sustain a finding that a defendant acted knowingly, the State is not required to prove that the defendant wished to cause his victim’s death but only that the defendant knew that his or her actions were reasonably certain to cause the victim’s death.”

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Judges: Justice Sharon G. Lee

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