Legal Opinion
Howard v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 15, 1920PublishedCited by 11 opinions
FROM HAMILTON. Error to the Criminal Court of Hamilton County. — Hon. S. D. McReynolds, Judge.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. E. J. Smith, Special Justice,
delivered the opinion of the Court.
On July 8, 1918, the criminal court of Hamilton county adopted certain rules of court, sections 1 and 3 of which are as follows:
“In all misdemeanor cases bound over from the city court of Chattanooga and the justices of the peace of the county the papers shall be referred to the attorney-general for action, and in all .proper cases, within the discre*541-tion of the attorney-general, information shall be filed setting forth the offense with reasonable particularity of description and nature thereof. Such information shall be…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Weeks v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1914
- Smith v. North Memphis Savings BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- Pearson v. WimbishSupreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- O'Haver v. MontgomeryTennessee Supreme Court · 1908
- State v. . CrookSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
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3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. StreetCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- Willard v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1939
- City of Chattanooga v. MyersTennessee Supreme Court · 1990
- Capitol News Co., Inc. v. METRO. GOV'T, ETC.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1978
- State v. SimmonsTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
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