EAVES v. EDWARDS

Civ. A. No. 2027.

143 F.Supp. 229 (1955)

Troy Lee EAVES, Petitioner, v. James E. EDWARDS, Warden, Tennessee State Penitentiary, Respondent.

United States District Court M. D. Tennessee, Nashville Division.

June 9, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Warfield, Nashville, Tenn., for petitioner Troy Lee Eaves.

Nat Tipton, Advocate Gen. of State of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., for respondent James E. Edwards.


WILLIAM E. MILLER, District Judge.

The petitioner in this action applies for the writ of habeas corpus to obtain his release from the Tennessee State Prison where he is serving a sentence of three years imposed by the Criminal Court of Davidson County, Tennessee, following his conviction in that court for the offense of forgery.

Briefly summarized, the material facts, stipulated by the parties, are as follows:

The petitioner was sentenced by the District...

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