Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 8/28/1991

State v. Morgan

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825 S.W.2d 113
1991 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 673

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finding that the defendant had failed to show that his statement was coerced when the investigators had discussed the death penalty with him
finding that the defendant had failed to show that his statement was coerced when the investigators had discussed the death penalty with him
noting that a trial court’s denial of a continuance to secure a witness is reviewed for an abuse of discretion
affirming conviction where appellant claimed that police alluded to the death penalty if he did not talk, but if he gave a confession, police assured him they would talk to the prosecutor about charging him with manslaughter
affirming conviction where the appellant claimed that police alluded to the death penalty if he did not talk, but if he gave a confession, police assured him they would talk to the prosecutor about charging him with manslaughter

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Judges: Tipton, Jones, Peay

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