State of Tennessee v. Lance Elliott Falcon - concurring

Case Number
E2015-00935-CCA-R3-CD

I concur with the majority’s opinion affirming the judgments of the trial court. I write separately to express my opinion that the question posed by the trial judge was essentially a comment on credibility and violated an unequivocal rule of law. “[J]udges in Tennessee are prohibited by our constitution from commenting upon the credibility of witnesses or upon the evidence in the case.” State v. Suttles, 767 S.W.2d 403, 406 (Tenn. 1989); see also Tenn. Const. Art. VI, § 9.

Authoring Judge
Judge Robert L. Holloway, Jr.
Originating Judge
Judge G. Scott Green
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Lance Elliott Falcon - concurring
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
No
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