Tennessee Supreme Court· 3/27/1995

State v. Teague

Citations

897 S.W.2d 248
1995 Tenn. LEXIS 148

How courts have described this case

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

“[p]rohibiting evidence regarding the extent to which the defendant did or did not participa te in the commission of the crime would defeat in large measure the defendant’s right to present evidence denyi ng, explaining or rebutting evidence of aggravating circumstances
“Evidence otherwise admissible under the pleadings and applicable rules of evidence, is not rendered inadmissible because it may show that the defend- ant did not kill the victim, so long as it is probative on the issue of the defendant’s punishment”
defendant sought to introduce alibi evidence during sentencing phase

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Reid, Anderson, Drowota, Birch, O'Brien

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

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

Cites

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

Other cases with this name

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.