Legal Opinion
State v. Keller
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided March 21, 1991PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SCOTT, Judge.
At a bench trial the appellant was convicted of reckless driving and ordered to pay a fine of $25.00. Much aggrieved by his conviction, he has pursued this pro se appeal, presenting numerous issues which the state in its brief described as “virtually indecipherable.” As we understand the brief, the appellant first contends that the Circuit Court of Coffee County lacked jurisdiction to hear and decide the charge against him. He contends that he is a “sovereign individual” and that he is not subject to the jurisdiction of any court except the Tennessee Supreme Court.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Cox v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- State v. KillebrewCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
- Claiborne County v. BrooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Cole v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- State v. SowderCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
- Williams v. TitteringtonCourt of Appeals of Arkansas · 1994
- Alexa Williams a.k.a. Elizabeth Williams EL v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2015
- Glenn A. Saddler v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2003
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