Legal Opinion
Howard P. Fisher v. Jim Rose and William Leech
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1985No. 84-5646PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
Respondent Rose appeals the district court’s order discharging petitioner Fisher from custody and barring further prosecution by the State of Tennessee. We reverse and remand the case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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On-November 13, 1978, petitioner Howard P. Fisher was convicted by a jury in the Criminal Court of Davidson County on counts of kidnapping for the purpose of committing the offense of robbery and robbery by the use of a deadly weapon. Fisher was sentenced to consecutive life sentences and was incarcerated in the…
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