Reed v. State

OPINION ON PETITION TO REHEAR

DUNCAN, Judge.

Our opinion in this case was filed on October 26,1978. The State filed a petition to rehear on Monday, November 13, 1978. Under the provisions of T.C.A. § 16-451, the State had 15 days in which to file its petition. That period would ordinarily have expired on Friday, November 10. However, November 10 was a legal holiday, and must be excluded from the time formula set forth in T.C.A. § 1-302. Likewise, because of the provisions of that statute, the succeeding Saturday and Sunday must also be excluded. By following the computation formula set forth in…