· 8/23/1995
VanArsdall v. State
Citations
- 919 S.W.2d 626
- 1995 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 704
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- reiterating that the indictment must define the offense “so as to afford persons of ordinary intelligence fair notice of what conduct is prohibited”
- “[I]n addition to alleging the elements, the indictment must state facts which constitute the offense.”
- statutes should be construed to give effect to legislative intent
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Judges: White, Summers, Byers
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