Legal Opinion
State v. Clements
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided June 24, 1996PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DROWOTA, Justice.
This case presents the following issue for our determination: whether a cash bond, deposited by the parents of a criminal defendant to ensure the defendant’s appearance in court, may be attached to cover fines and costs incurred by the defendant in connection with the prosecution. We hold that the bond may not be so attached, and therefore reverse the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The facts of this case are undisputed. In November 1992 William Alvin Clements, Jr. was indicted by the Hickman County Grand Jury on three counts of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Price v. Mercury Supply Co., Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
- Morton v. Johnson CityTennessee Supreme Court · 1960
- State v. RossTennessee Supreme Court · 1898
- Moore v. New Amsterdam Casualty Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1961
- Roy McAmis Disposal Service, Inc. v. Hiwassee Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Sweeten v. Trade Envelopes, Inc.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. DavisTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
- In Re Sanford & Sons Bail Bonds, Inc.Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2002
- Wills & Wills, L.P. v. GillCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- In Re: Int. Fidelity Ins. Nat. Assoc. of Bail Ins. Co.Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
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