Legal Opinion
State v. Simmons
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 28, 1980PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The appellant (State) represented by the State Attorney General, filed a motion to dismiss its appeal as to the appellees, Harold Simmons and Herschell McCulley.
The District Attorney General, James N. Ramsey, filed a motion objecting to the dismissal, and insisting that he, as the District Attorney General, had the right to pursue the State’s appeal of this cause notwithstanding the position of the State Attorney General.
*142At the request of the Court, the State Attorney General and the District Attorney General have filed briefs in support of their respective positions.
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3Cited by5 opinions
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