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State v. Russell

Citations

  • 10 S.W.3d 270
  • 1999 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 321

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that in a misdemeanor evading arrest case the trial court was not required to make explicit findings regarding enhancement and mitigating factors
  • sentencing court required to make detailed findings on record in felony cases but not in misdemeanor cases
  • “If the defendant wished to demonstrate prejudice, he could have done so by submitting an affidavit of the [supposed] material witness in support of the motion for continuance or presenting the witness’s testimony at the hearing on the motion for new trial”
  • “If the defendant wished to demonstrate prejudice, he could have done so by submitting an affidavit of the [supposed] material witness in support of the motion for continuance or presenting the witness’s testimony at the hearing on the motion for new trial”
  • “When this court has been faced with a transcript of the sentencing hearing clearly indicating the trial court's intention that the defendant's percentage is not zero percent . . . we have deferred to the trial court's express pronouncement as reflected in the transcript.”

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Judges: Witt, Hayes, Smith

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