State v. Tyrone Sain

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON MAY 1998 SESSION FILED November 24, 1998 Cecil Crowson, Jr. STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) Appellate C ourt Clerk ) Appellee, ) ) C.C.A. NO. 02C01-9710-CC-00379 VS. ) ) HARDEMAN COUNTY TYRONE SAIN, ) ) Appellant. ) DISSENT I respectfully dissent. The majority holds that an indictment that references a lesser culpable mental state than is required by statute must be attacked pretrial or any complaint concerning the defect is waived. The majority bases its holding on the conclusion that “[s]ince proof of