State v. Dixon

• Court: Tennessee Supreme Court
• Decided: December 15, 1997
• Docket: 03S01-9704-CR-00043
• Status: Published

Opinion

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34 35 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 R e i d , J . 37 38 39 40 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 B i r c h , J .