State of Tennessee v. Jose Noe Gutierrez - Dissenting

Case Number
M2007-02064-CCA-R9-CO

My colleagues and the trial court determined that Detective Corcoran was without probable cause to believe that the defendant was involved in the murder of Emma Fuller, that taking the defendant into custody violated his Fourth Amendment rights, and that the defendant’s subsequent confession acknowledging his involvement in the murder should be suppressed. I agree with the relevant law cited by the majority and recognize that probable cause must have been established at the time of the defendant’s arrest. I simply disagree with the majority’s conclusion that probable cause was not established on the facts known to Detective Corcoran.

Authoring Judge
Judge John Everett Williams
Originating Judge
Judge Mark J. Fishburn
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Jose Noe Gutierrez - Dissenting
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
This is a dissenting opinion
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