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State v. Wilson

Citations

  • 990 S.W.2d 726
  • 1998 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 1168

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  • holding that consent to enter given by the defendant’s wife was valid for warrantless in-home arrest
  • holding that the jury’s decision regarding the elements of section 39-17-310 must be supported by sufficient evidence
  • holding that there was insufficient evidence of disorderly conduct in the absence of proof that anyone was prevented from carrying on a lawful activity by Appellant’s loud argument on his porch
  • stating that “testimony that others ‘could have’ heard the defendant does not establish that others did, in fact, hear the noise and were, in fact, prevented from carrying on legal activities”
  • reversing conviction for disorderly conduct when evidence established “that the defendant made ‘unreasonable noise’” but no proof established “that others heard the noise and were prevented from carrying on lawful activities”

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Judges: Wade, Tipton, Welles

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