STATE v. LLEWELYN


286 S.W.2d 590 (1955)

STATE ex rel. J.R. JOHNSON v. Frank LLEWELYN, Warden.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Rehearing Denied February 3, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh C. Simpson, of Knoxville, for plaintiff in error.

Nat Tipton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


NEIL, Chief Justice.

This appeal is from the Knox County Circuit Court's order dismissing a petition for the writ of habeas corpus.

The relator Johnson having completed a prison sentence in the Tennessee State penitentiary was held on a "retainer order" from the authorities of the State of Florida because of the alleged violation of his parole.

The specific charge in the relator's petition to sustain his right to be released from custody is the following...

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