Tennessee Supreme Court· 3/9/2012

State v. White

Citations

362 S.W.3d 559
2012 WL 758916
2012 Tenn. LEXIS 153

How courts have described this case

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

holding that in trials for charges of kidnapping, the jury must determine “that the victim’s removal or confinement was not essentially incidental to the accompanying felony offense”
concluding that jury instructions for ―substantial interference‖ element of kidnapping were inadequate and providing interim instructions while inviting the Tennessee Pattern Jury Instruction Committee to 32 revise the pattern jury instructions
holding that trial courts should require a determination of whether the victim’s removal or confinement is incidental to the accompanying felony or is significant enough, standing alone, to support a kidnapping conviction
requiring that juries be instructed “on the question of whether the victim’s removal or confinement was essentially incidental to an accompanying felony”
noting that statutes must give persons “of ordinary intelligence a reasonable opportunity to know what is prohibited, so that [they] may act accordingly”
nothing that the State is required to “prove each and every element of a criminal offense beyond a reasonable doubt”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Justice Gary R. Wade

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

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

Cites

40 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.