Tennessee Supreme Court· 1/19/1988

State v. Porterfield

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746 S.W.2d 441
1988 Tenn. LEXIS 8

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following California v. Brown, 479 U.S. 538, 107 S.Ct. 837, 93 L.Ed.2d 934 (1987)
if no prejudicial information is elicited during voir dire and if the jurors assert they can disregard the pretrial publicity, there is no error in denying individual voir dire
if no prejudicial information is elicited during voir dire and if the jurors assert they can disregard the pretrial publicity, there is no error in denying individual voir dire
“the infliction of heavy, repeated, and vicious blows to a helpless, conscious victim” supported finding of torture
if no prejudicial information is elicited during voir dire and if the jurors assert they can disregard the pretrial publicity, there is no error in denying individual voir dire
under Cruz, admission of the codefendant’s confession was harmless error “in light of the overwhelming evidence of guilt, considering only [the defendant’s] confession and the evidence of the other witnesses and the circumstances of the murder”

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Judges: Cooper, Harbison, Fones, Drowota, O'Brien

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