Legal Opinion
State of Tennessee v. Clement Dale Potter
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 19, 2001No. M2000-01420-CCA-R9-COPublishedCited by 3 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · WilliamsJohn Everett Williams, J.
in which DAVID G. HAYES and JAMES CURWOOD WITT, JJ., joined.
In this Rule 9 interlocutory appeal, the defendant, an incumbent district attorney general, appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to dismiss a presentment returned against Mm by the grand jury. He asserts that the General Assembly, in Tennessee Code Annotated section 8-6-112, vested the sole or exclusive authority to investigate and prosecute an incumbent district attorney general in the Attorney General and Reporter’s office. After review, we disagree with the defendant and affirm the trial court’s demal of the…
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- State v. FlemmingTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
- State v. LeggTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
- State v. ButlerTennessee Supreme Court · 1998
- Dobbins v. CrowellTennessee Supreme Court · 1979
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