Legal Opinion
Donaldson v. Rose
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 27, 1975PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’BRIEN, Judge.
OPINION
These defendants have filed similar petitions for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court requesting their release from confinement in the penitentiary on the grounds that their pleas of guilty to armed robbery under a joint indictment were involuntary for the reason that the indictment had been previously disposed of by nolle prosequi with the consent of the trial court.
It appears that on September 19, 1972, petitioners came to trial with several co-defendants on a charge of armed robbery. After the jury was impaneled and testimony commenced, it came to the trial…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United States v. JornSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Gori v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by5 opinions
- State v. TurnerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- State v. MounceTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- State v. AndersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1982
- State v. FreemanCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
- State v. HallCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1983