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State v. Johnson

Citations

  • 673 S.W.2d 877
  • 1984 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 2766

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “material contained in the police report could not be used for the impeachment of a separate witness unless that witness had adopted the statement contained in the report”
  • stating that rule grants the court “latitude to either exclude the testimony, or, for good cause shown, grant an exception to any of the requirements of the rule”
  • approving a rule which required the defendant to provide notice of intent to present an alibi defense
  • the test is whether the accused has sufficient present ability to consult with his lawyer with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and whether he has a rational as well as factual understanding of the proceedings against him

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Judges: O'Brien, Duncan, Daughtrey

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