Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 10/15/1992

State v. Shelton

Citations

854 S.W.2d 116
1992 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 800

How courts have described this case

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

holding that a defendant may present “competent evidence, usually expert testimony, of his impaired mental condition to show that he was incapable of forming a criminal intent, even though he was not insane”
stating that the weight to be given each factor is left to the trial court’s discretion
it is the showing of a lack of capacity to form the requisite culpable mental intent that is central to diminished capacity

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Tipton, Scott, Peay

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

430 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Other cases named State v. Shelton

147 other CourtListener records share this case name; the 50 most cited are listed.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.