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Lee v. Probate Court

District Court, M.D. Tennessee

Decided August 20, 1985No. Civ. A. 3:85-0953Published

1Opinion of the Court

*686MEMORANDUM OPINION, ORDER AND DIRECTIONS

NEESE, Senior District Judge.

The petitioner Mr. Sinclair Lee applied to this Court for the federal writ of habeas corpus. He claims he is to be required to stand trial in the Probate Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, sitting as a Criminal Court of Tennessee, in violation of his federal right against double jeopardy. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(c)(3), 2254(a).

Mr. Lee alleges that he was arrested on a criminal charge of the state of Tennessee of possessing marijuana and a criminal charge of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Sumner v. MataSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Albernaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. United States v. Martin Linen Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896

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