Legal Opinion

State v. Gipson

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided September 13, 1996PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WELLES, Judge.

These are appeals pursuant to Rule 3 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure. Each Defendant appeals from separate orders of the trial court finding him to be an habitual traffic offender.1 On appeal, each Defendant argues that the trial court erred by not dismissing the State’s petition to have him declared an habitual offender on the grounds that the petition was barred by the District Attorney General’s delay in bringing the petition or by the equitable doctrine of laches. We disagree and affirm the judgments of the trial court.

The underlying facts are not in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. John P. Saad & Sons, Inc. v. Nashville Thermal Transfer Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Jansen v. ClaytonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
  3. American Nat. Ins. Co. v. McPhetridgeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1945
  4. State ex rel. Crist v. BomarTennessee Supreme Court · 1963

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Burchell Insurance v. Western Sizzlin SteakhouseCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2004
  2. State of Tennessee v. Earl Stanley WilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
  3. State of Tennessee v. Gregory Scott PartonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
  4. State of Tennessee v. Sherry Anastasia DodsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2018
  5. State v. John Willie ParteeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2010

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