Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 3/3/1998

State v. Collins

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986 S.W.2d 13
1998 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 254

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holding that a newborn infant was particularly vulnerable and enhancement factor (4) was properly applied
“As a general rule, where medical testimony adequately describes the degree or extent of an injury, gruesome and graphic photographs should not be admitted.”
“There is an increasing concern that courts are becoming too liberal in their admission of inflammatory autopsy photographs[.]”
autopsy photographs of a newborn not probative when the defendant did not dispute the fact that the baby was full-term and was born alive
color photographs of bruised, bloodied, nude infant victim prejudicial where medical testimony undisputed

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Judges: Gary R. Wade

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