Legal Opinion
State v. Northcutt
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 28, 1978PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TATUM, Judge.
This is an appeal by the State from the judgment of the Criminal Court of Davidson County sustaining the defendant-appel-lee’s Motion to Dismiss an indictment for second-degree murder on the grounds that there has been a denial of a speedy trial. The Motion to Dismiss states that the ap-pellee’s speedy trial rights under T.C.A. § 40-2102 and his guarantee of a speedy trial by the United States and Tennessee Constitutions have been denied. The judgment of the Criminal Court is reversed.
On 28 February 1976, an affidavit was sworn to and a warrant was issued by the General…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dillingham v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- State v. BishopTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
- Tidwell v. CollinsTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by16 opinions
- State v. CarruthersTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. UtleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
- State v. BakerTennessee Supreme Court · 1981
- State v. MooreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
- State v. Southland News Co.Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
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