Tennessee Supreme Court· 5/24/2005

State v. Reid

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164 S.W.3d 286
2005 Tenn. LEXIS 481
2005 WL 1219263

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holding that to be competent to stand trial a defendant in a criminal case must have the capacity to understand the nature and object of the proceedings against him, to consult with counsel, and to assist in preparing his defense
holding that to be competent to stand trial a defendant in a criminal case must have the capacity to understand the nature and object of the proceedings against him, to consult with counsel, and to assist in preparing his defense
noting that failure to make a contemporaneous objection to the prosecutor’s comments during closing argument constituted waiver of the issue for purposes of appellate review
stating that a search warrant “must contain a particular description of the items to be seized”
concluding that amendment of indictment to change underlying predicate felony before jeopardy attached 7 The State argues that any defect was cured through the testimony of the grand jury foreman and the trial court’s order. In Gunkle v. State, 65 Tenn. 625, 625 (Tenn. 1872
stating that a jury is presumed to have obeyed a trial court’s curative instruction

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Judges: Justice E. Riley Anderson

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