State of Tennessee v. Benjamin Damron - Dissenting

Case Number
M2003-00588-CCA-R9-CO
I am unable to join with my colleagues in concluding that the defendant's inculpatory statement must be suppressed. The trial court ruled that the defendant's statement was inadmissible upon grounds that there was no "clear understanding [between the district attorney and defense counsel] about exactly what was going to transpire." The majority opines, on the other hand, that the questions which followed the polygraph examination were "one event and, therefore, part of the polygraph examination itself."
Authoring Judge
Judge David G. Hayes
Originating Judge
Judge John W. Rollins
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Benjamin Damron - Dissenting
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
This is a dissenting opinion
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