Legal Opinion
Swain v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 15, 1975PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM M. LEECH, Special Justice.
A petition for certiorari and supersedeas was filed by the defendant, Stephen B. Swain, hereinafter referred to as petitioner, to review the action of the Circuit Court for Bedford County, Tennessee, in denying petitioner bail pending an appeal from a conviction for selling phencyclidine, a controlled substance, in violation of Section 52-1432(a)(l).
The petitioner entered a plea of guilty to the above charged offense on March 28, 1975, and the judgment of the court was that he be confined in the state penitentiary for not less than three (3) nor more…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Estrin v. MossTennessee Supreme Court · 1968
- State Ex Rel. Brown v. NewellTennessee Supreme Court · 1965
- United States Ex Rel. Stephen Fink v. Louis Heyd, Criminal Sheriff of the Parish of OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Wyatt v. A-Best Products Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Sutphin v. PlattTennessee Supreme Court · 1986
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