State of Tennessee v. Richard Odom - Concurring/Dissenting

Case Number
02S01-9502-CR-00014

I fully concur in the majority’s decision affirming the conviction in this case. I also agree with the majority that the trial court’s refusal to admit into evidence as mitigation the testimony of Dr. John Hutson was error which requires a reversal and a remand for re-sentencing. However, I dissent from the majority’s analysis of the constitutionality and sufficiency of the evidence to support the aggravating circumstance, Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-204(i)(5), as amended in 1989.

Authoring Judge
Justice E. Riley Anderson
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Richard Odom - Concurring/Dissenting
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
This is a dissenting opinion
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