Legal Opinion
Yates v. Gilless
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided May 20, 1992PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TIPTON, Judge.
The state has appealed as of right from the judgment of the Shelby County Criminal Court which issued the petitioner, Joseph Yates, a writ of habeas corpus, dismissed the Tennessee governor’s rendition warrant to deliver the petitioner to Mississippi to face a pending charge, and granted the petitioner release from custody. The state contends that the trial court erred in its rulings and exceeded its authority relative to reviewing the petitioner’s extradition to Mississippi. We agree.
The petitioner was arrested on December 2, 1988, on a fugitive from justice warrant, see…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Michigan v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Charles E. Smith v. State of Idaho and Paul W. Bright, Sheriff of Ada County, IdahoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- United States Ex Rel. McCline v. MeyeringCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1934
- Beckwith v. EvattCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
- Ex Parte Bolton v. TimmermanSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1958
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Edward Rabie v. Hank Hillin, SheriffCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- 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