Tennessee Supreme Court· 8/16/1982

State v. Melson

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638 S.W.2d 342
1982 Tenn. LEXIS 431

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concluding that a commonsense approach showed that the search warrant, which omitted the phrase “boxes and containers,” was meant to authorize the search of the truck’s contents
observing that “the idea that ‘mercy’ could be extended to a defendant is incorporated in the instructions on mitigating factors; and the admonition against being ruled by passion or prejudice runs throughout”
presuming reliability when the affidavit listed the sources of the information, their relationship to the victim, and their status as witnesses to certain events
during burglary, victim received 15 blows to the head, was raped, strangled, and stabbed
trial courts have “very wide latitude in setting bail,” and appellate courts “are most reluctant to second-guess” the trial court
defendant’s only -11- effective remedy for setting of bail at $200,000 was to follow Rule 8 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure promptly after bail was set - not to wait until after conviction

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Judges: Drowota, Harbison, Fones, Cooper, Brock

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