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Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 3/5/1982

State v. MacKey

Citations

  • 638 S.W.2d 830
  • 1982 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 385

How courts have described this case

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

  • reiterating that because “the request was not made in writing, the trial court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury on intoxication”
  • holding that Rule 30(a) ―envisions that such requests be made in writing‖ and that because the request for a special instruction was not made in writing, the trial court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury on the special instruction on -25- intoxication
  • stating that Rule 30 “envisions that such requests be made in writing” and that oral requests for instructions are not sufficient for an appellate court to place a trial court in error for rejecting a requested jury instruction
  • stating that Rule 30 “envisions that such requests be made in writing” and that oral requests for instructions are not sufficient for an appellant court to find error by the trial court for rejecting a requested jury instruction
  • reiterating that Rule 30(a) “envisions that such requests be made in writing” and that because the Defendant failed to make the request for a special instruction in writing, the trial court did not err in declining to provide the special instruction on intoxication
  • stating that Rule 30(a) “envisions that such requests be made in writing” and that because the request for a special instruction was not made in writing, the trial court did not err in refusing to instruct the jury on the special instruction on intoxication

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Judges: Walker, Daughtrey, Byers

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