Legal Opinion
State v. Maddux
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided October 9, 1978PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COOPER, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this case to consider a judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals, which affirmed, with modifications, an order of the Criminal Court of Bradley County adjudging the petitioner to be in contempt. For the reasons set forth below, we reverse, and dismiss.
This controversy arose in connection with the criminal case, of State v. Ruby Wanda Gibson Maddux. The petitioner, Byrd, is an attorney practicing in Bradley County, where the Maddux case originated. He also is the state senator from the district which includes Bradley County. The petitioner was…
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- Taylor v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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- Sacher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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