Legal Opinion
Vaughn v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 6, 1977PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
HENRY, Justice.
This petition for the common law writ of certiorari raises the single question of the proper construction of Sec. 40-1131, T.C.A., relating to preliminary hearings.
Petitioner was arrested on 14 June 1977, pursuant to a four-count indictment found by the Dyer County Grand Jury. No prior warrant of arrest was issued and no preliminary hearing was held.
In the trial court, Petitioner (1) moved for a preliminary hearing, (2) filed a plea in abatement, and (3) moved to dismiss the indictment. All were grounded upon Sec. 40-1131, T.C.A., and all were overruled by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McKeldin v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
- McCracken v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
- Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1975
3Cited by12 opinions
- State v. LawsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
- State v. GossCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
- Moore v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1979
- State Ex Rel. Rowe v. FergusonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
- State v. BrooksCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
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