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State v. Carter

Citations

  • 681 S.W.2d 587
  • 1984 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 2572

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  • noting that “[t]he word „display‟ is defined by the Random House College Dictionary, Revised Edition, as meaning „to show; exhibit; make visible . . .‟”
  • “The defendant’s open and visible use of the blackjack was a display of the weapon, regardless of whether the victim or any of the witnesses saw it. The weapon was there to be seen had anyone happened to look in that direction.”

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Judges: Cornelius, Duncan, Tatum

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