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State v. Tate

Citations

  • 925 S.W.2d 548
  • 1995 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 999

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that the only means of preserving the public confidence in the conduct of the trial therein was to require the appointment of an entirely new prosecution team
  • holding that a conflict of interest arises when a lawyer’s regard for the duty owed to one client tends to lead to disregard of the duty owed to another client
  • “Typically, the decision to disqualify a prosecutor or his office rests in the sound discretion of the trial judge.”
  • district attorney formerly served as judge presiding over defendant’s case
  • A part in the deliberative process may satisfy the “substantial relationship” prong.
  • district attorney formerly served as judge presiding over defendant’s case

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Judges: Wade, Tipton, Burch

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