Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Teague v. Tennessee
Teague v. Tenn., 473 U.S. 911 (1985)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1985-07-01
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- defendant entered couple's home, shot woman in leg and throat and fatally shot her husband
- prior conviction based on plea of nolo contendere admissible to prove aggravating factor that defendant in capital case was previously convicted of a felony involving the use or threat of violence to the person
- postconviction motion and first habeas petition
Citator
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- 82 opinions
Sup. Ct. Tenn. Cer-tiorari denied.