Tennessee Supreme Court· 5/29/1990

State v. Teel

Citations

793 S.W.2d 236
1990 Tenn. LEXIS 216

How courts have described this case

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holding that the language “especially heinous, atrocious or cruel” requires, in addition, a finding of “torture or depravity of mind.”
holding that the defendant did not waive error by failing to object to omission of the definition of rape as an element of felony murder
rejecting the argument that the process of “death qualifying” prospective jurors produces a jury that is biased in favor of the State on the issue of guilt or innocence and is not fairly representative of the community
constitutional right to a correct and complete charge of the law that ensures a fair trial
superseded by statute on other grounds as stated in State v. Reid, 91 S.W.3d 247, 291 (Tenn. 2002)
an accused has a constitutional right to a correct and complete charge of the law

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Judges: Cooper, Drowota, Fones, Harbison, O'Brien

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