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State v. Foster

Citations

  • 755 S.W.2d 846
  • 1988 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 388

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  • noting the defendant's responsibility to request instruction; failure constitutes waiver
  • “Upon the failure of the trial court to properly charge the jury on [an] issue, -5- however, it becomes the responsibility of the defendant to submit a special request. His failure to d o so constitutes a waiver of the issue.”

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Judges: Wade, Ford, Jones

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