Tennessee Supreme Court· 3/20/2000
State v. Sledge
Citations
- 15 S.W.3d 93
- 2000 Tenn. LEXIS 131
- 2000 WL 291478
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 mens rea of “unlawfully” in the indictment was sufficient because the indictment referenced' the applicable statute which required a “reckless” mens rea
- concluding that when the indictment failed to include the mens rea but cited to the relevant statute, the mental state could be inferred
- recognizing that “specific reference to a statute within the indictment may be sufficient to place the accused on notice of the charged offense”
- finding indictment sufficient because it referenced statute
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Judges: Justice Janice M. Holder
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88 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- State v. BerryTennessee Supreme Court· 2004-08-23· cited 281×
- State v. DellingerTennessee Supreme Court· 2002-05-07· cited 210×
- State v. HammondsTennessee Supreme Court· 2000-10-02· cited 170×
- State v. McCaryCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2003-01-10· cited 148×
- State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Devall DavidsonTennessee Supreme Court· 2016-12-19· cited 132×
- State of Tennessee v. Michael SmithTennessee Supreme Court· 2016-06-24· cited 91×
- State v. CarterTennessee Supreme Court· 2003-12-19· cited 71×
- State of Tennessee v. Willie DuncanTennessee Supreme Court· 2016-10-14· cited 33×
- ROBERT J. SKILLEN v. STATE OF TENNESSEECourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2013-08-16
- Edgar Bailey Jr. v. Dwight Barbee, WardenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2013-03-05
- State of Tennessee v. Khaleefa LambertCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2013-03-04
- State of Tennessee v. Billy J. BlankenshipCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-10-31
- State of Tennessee v. Marcus AndersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-09-05
- Vincent Love Williams v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-06-18
- State of Tennessee v. Michael L. Powell and Randall S. HorneCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-05-10
- Milton Lee Cooper v. Howard Carlton, WardenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2012-04-30
- Willie D. Robinson v. David R. Osborne, WardenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2011-12-05
- Timothy Roberson v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2011-10-19
- State of Tennessee v. Travis Kinte EcholsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2011-06-14
- State of Tennessee v. Robert A. GuerreroCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee· 2011-06-08
Cites
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