Houston v. State

Houston v. State
Houston v. State
Court	Supreme Court of Tennessee
Full case name	Richard Houston, Appellant, v. State of Tennessee, Appellee.
Decided	January 7, 1980
Citation	583 S.W.2d 267
Case history
Appealed from	Knox County Criminal Court
Court membership
Judges sitting	William J. Harbison, William Fones, John C. Cooper, Joe W. Henry, John K. Byers
Case opinions
Majority	Cooper, joined by Fones, Harbison, Byers
Dissent	Henry
Keywords
	Intent; Homicide;

Houston v. State, 583 S.W.2d 267 (1980), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of Tennessee that held that "repeated shots or blows" was sufficient circumstantial evidence to prove premeditation and deliberation for first degree murder.^[1]

Subsequent history

Houston was overruled by the case State v. Brown, which required more evidence than repeated blows to show deliberation.^[2]

^ Bonnie, R.J. et al. Criminal Law, Second Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2004, p. 782
^ Bonnie, 783

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