Case Number
W2016-00834-CCA-R3-CD
I respectfully dissent. It is clear that the State committed prosecutorial error three times during closing arguments: (1) argument regarding “adequate provocation,” (2) argument regarding a hypothetical of the victim dying, and in so doing misstated the law, and (3) arguments that vouched as to the truth of State witnesses: (a) the victim, (b) Renardo Hibbler, (c) Javier McKissick, and (d) the police officers who worked the case. All of the improper arguments are set forth in the majority opinion.
Originating Judge
Judge James C. Beasley, Jr.
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Timothy McKinney - Dissenting
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
This is a dissenting opinion
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