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Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 4/20/1995

State v. Goodwin

Citations

  • 909 S.W.2d 35
  • 1995 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 340

How courts have described this case

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  • “The Defendant waived his sixth amendment right to counsel when he chose to represent himself. He cannot now argue that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel.”
  • “The Defendant waived his sixth amendment right to counsel when he chose to represent himself. He cannot now argue that he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel.”
  • “[I]mpotence is not a defense to attempted rape. The fact that the Defendant was not able to perform penile penetration does not mean that he could not be guilty of attempted rape or even rape.”

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Judges: Welles, Wade, White

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