State v. Willoughby

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

This Application for an Extraordinary Appeal arises under Rule 10, Tenn.R. App.P., and raises the question of the applicability of Rule 16, Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, to preliminary hearings. We hold that the rule is not applicable and deny the appeal.

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Procedural Background

Appellant is under indictment in the Criminal Court at Maryville for the murder of her husband. Prior to her preliminary hearing she filed a motion in the General Sessions Court, pursuant to Rule 16, Tenn. R.Crim.P., requesting discovery and inspection of oral and written confessions and…