Tennessee Supreme Court· 9/8/2004

State v. Leach

Citations

148 S.W.3d 42
2004 Tenn. LEXIS 741
2004 WL 1977627

How courts have described this case

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

recognizing that “[e]vidence proving motive necessarily serves the purpose of completing the story of the crime” of first degree premeditated murder
recognizing that “[evidence proving motive necessarily serves the purpose of completing the story of the crime” of first degree premeditated murder
holding that the trial court did not commit error by admitting contextual evidence, despite lack of Gilliland findings, when evidence was also offered to show motive
stating that “[a]s a general rule, a party may not litigate an issue on one ground, abandon that ground post-trial, and assert a new basis or ground on appeal”
holding a jury may reasonably infer from a defendant’s actions immediately after a killing that the defendant had the intent to commit the felony prior to or concurrent with the killing
evaluating a Rule 616 issue, under plain error review, by employing Rule 403’s weighing test of probative value versus prejudicial effect

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Judges: Justice Janice M. Holder

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