Legal Opinion

Tommy Wayne Simpson v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 4, 2001No. E2000-02993-CCA-R3-CDPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs August 21, 2001 TOMMY WAYNE SIMPSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE, ET AL. Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Morgan County No. 8568 E. Eugene Eblen, Judge No. E2000-02993-CCA-R3-CD December 4, 2001 Defendant appeals from the dismissal of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. We conclude that the State of Tennessee never surrendered jurisdiction over defendant and that defendant’s sentence did not expire. We accordingly affirm the judgment from the trial court. Tenn. R. App. P. 3 Appeal as of Right; Judgment of the…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Archer v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Passarella v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  3. Michigan v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. In Re PattersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
  5. The People v. KlingerIllinois Supreme Court · 1925

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