Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 9/17/1993

State v. Gentry

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881 S.W.2d 1
1993 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 645

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stating that “the mere fact that evidence is particularly damaging does not make it unfairly prejudicial”
observing that “any evidence, whether introduced by the prosecution or the defense, is prejudicial”
approving the admission of evidence that the defendant threatened the victim over a period of years before murdering him
approving the admission of evidence that the defendant threatened the victim over a period of years before murdering him
listing as important to a jury’s determination of premeditation and deliberation “facts about the defendant's prior relationship and conduct with the victim from which motive may be inferred”
“The motive of a defendant in the commission . . . of a murder is almost always a critical issue.”

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Judges: Wade, Birch, Duncan

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