Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Lewis v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1961PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Buenett
*535Lewis was arrested for public drunkenness on Sunday night, November 6,1960. He was taken.to tbe Hamilton County jail and there confined, after failing to make bond, this confinement being based on a warrant of arrest and a mittimus, each of which is signed by the Deputy Clerk of the Court pursuant to Section 18-410, T.C.A.
On the following day a petition for habeas corpus was filed on behalf of Lewis and upon proper orders Lewis was brought before the trial judge for hearing on this petition on November 9, 1960. The trial judge denied the petition. Subsequently, the grand jury returned a no…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hodges v. Hamblen CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1925
- State ex rel. Wilson v. BushTennessee Supreme Court · 1918
- Tennessee v. CondonSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. AskewTennessee Supreme Court · 1946
- Nashville Trust Co. v. DakeTennessee Supreme Court · 1931
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3Cited by57 opinions
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- Norma Faye Pyles Lynch Family Purpose LLC v. Putnam CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
- McIntyre v. TraughberCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
- State v. CopelandTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
- Dockery v. DockeryCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
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