State ex rel. Woods v. Bomar
Tennessee Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dyer
Walter Lee Woods (hereinafter referred to as Petitioner) is now held in the State Penitentiary being required to complete a sentence of not less than ten or more than twenty years for a murder conviction in Knox County on September 15, 1946. Petitioner also has a sentence of one and one-half years for escape. Petitioner under these sentences was released on parole on October 5, 1953, and in November 1953 violated the terms of his parole by going to the State of Ohio. As a result the proper authorities in Tennessee issued a warrant against petitioner charging parole violation on December 14,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Barrett v. BartleyIllinois Supreme Court · 1943
- Ex Parte YoustlerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1928
- State Ex Rel. Brown v. GroschTennessee Supreme Court · 1941
3Cited by4 opinions
- Johns v. BowlenCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1996
- Wright v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
- Tommy Wayne Simpson v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- William T. Yelton v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2005