Legal Opinion
State v. Culbreath
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided October 20, 2000No. W1999-01553-SC-R11-CDPublishedCited by 80 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · AndersonAnderson, C.J.
in which BIRCH, and HOLDER, JJ., joined.
We granted this appeal to determine: 1) whether the trial court abused its discretion by disqualifying a District Attorney General and his staff due to the use of a private attorney to assist the prosecution where the private attorney received substantial compensation from a private, special interest group and 2) whether the trial court properly dismissed the indictments based on a violation of due process. The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the trial court’s ruling regarding disqualification but held that the appropriate remedy for the due…
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