State v. Simmons
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Swepston
This appeal involves the question of the constitutionality of Chapter 267, Public Acts of 1955. The Trial Judge held the Act unconstitutional.
*481" The substance of the pertinent parts of the Act for the purpose of this case are the following:
Section 1 provides that all Courts of- General Sessions and similar inferior Courts heretofore or hereafter created by-the Legislature throughout the- State are vested with jurisdiction to determine arid-render:final judgment in all misdemeanor' cases, brought before such' Courts upori warrants wherein the' person charged' with'-such misdemeanor enters a…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State ex rel. Astor v. Schlitz Brewing Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1900
- Scopes v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1927
- Upchurch v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- Metzner v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1913
- Spurgeon v. WorleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Edmondson v. HendersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
- State Ex Rel. Lawrence v. HendersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
- Jones v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
- Shepard v. HendersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Malone v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2000
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