Tennessee Supreme Court· 6/30/2000

State v. Smith

Citations

24 S.W.3d 274
2000 Tenn. LEXIS 374
2000 WL 872830

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holding that one of the factors for plain error relief is that ―a substantial right of the accused was adversely affected‖ (emphasis added)
holding that one of the additional factors for plain error relief is that ―the accused did not waive the right for tactical reasons‖
holding that a defendant must show, among other things, that “a clear and unequivocal rule of law [was] breached” to be afforded plain error review
holding that plain error requires, among other things, that “a clear and unequivocal rule of law must have been breached”
concluding that a defendant’s failure to object to otherwise inadmissible evidence renders the evidence admissible
concluding that the jury was properly allowed to consider prior inconsistent statements as substantive evidence when the defendant failed to object to their admission into evidence

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Judges: Justice William M. Barker

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