Skip to main content
Federal & State Lawfederalstatelaw.com
Home/Federal/Cases
Tennessee Supreme Court· 8/20/1973

Wiggins v. State

Citations

  • 498 S.W.2d 92
  • 1973 Tenn. LEXIS 454

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that “[c]onsistency in verdicts for multiple count indictments is unnecessary as each count is a separate indictment” and must be individually supported by the evidence
  • holding that consistency between verdicts for separate counts of an indictment that arise from the same criminal transaction is not required and that the proper inquiry is whether the evidence is sufficient to support the conviction offense
  • holding, “[t]his Court will not upset a seemingly inconsistent verdict by speculating as to the jury’s reasoning if we are satisfied that the evidence establishes guilt of the offense upon which the conviction was returned”
  • “An acquittal on one count cannot be considered res judicata to another count even though both counts stem from the same criminal transaction.”
  • our supreme court held that “consistency in verdicts for multiple count indictments is unnecessary as each count is a separate indictment” and must be individually supported by the evidence
  • “This [c]ourt will not upset a seemingly inconsistent verdict by speculating as to the jury‟s reasoning if we are satisfied that the evidence establishes guilt of the offense upon which the conviction was returned.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Humphreys, Dyer, Chattin, McCanless, Fones

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

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

Cites

7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Other cases named Wiggins v. State

177 other CourtListener records share this case name; the 50 most cited are listed.

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.