Bankston v. State

OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this case the State of Tennessee appeals from the Court of Criminal Appeals’ reversal of the trial court’s order dismissing the defendant’s petition for post-conviction relief. The single issue presented for our review is as follows: is a municipal judge exercising concurrent jurisdiction over state criminal offenses prior to this Court’s decision in Town of South Carthage v. Barrett, 840 S.W.2d 895 (Tenn.1992) a judge de facto whose judgments are valid and binding? For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

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