Legal Opinion

Cable v. Russell

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 16, 1969PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HYDER, Judge.

Petitioner, Bennie Lee Cable, appeals the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus after an evi-dentiary hearing.

The petition filed in this case by the petitioner was pursuant to the provisions of the Post-Conviction Procedure Act, and the trial court considered it under those provisions. On the request of the petitioner and his affidavit of indigency, an attorney was appointed to represent him, and an amended petition was filed.

The District Attorney General moved to strike the petition, and the court overruled that motion and ordered petitioners to be…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Newsom v. HendersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1968
  2. State Ex Rel. Edmondson v. HendersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1967
  3. State Ex Rel. Gann v. HendersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Humphreys v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1933
  5. Leiper v. ErwinTennessee Supreme Court · 1833

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Gant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
  2. Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
  3. Hankins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1974
  4. State v. ElderCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
  5. Malone v. DuttonDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1983

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