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STATE EX REL. JOHNSON v. DAVIS

322 S.W.2d 214 (1959)

STATE of Tennessee ex rel. Cecil JOHNSON v. James DAVIS, Chief of Police, City of Clarksville, Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 12, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. R. Fain, Jr., Clarksville, for plaintiff in error.

Charles V. Runyon, Clarksville, for defendant in error.

NEIL, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from the action of the trial court in dismissing plaintiff in error's petition for the writ of habeas corpus.

The facts are not in dispute. Counsel for the plaintiff in error states the issue for the Court's consideration, as follows:

"Petitioner was arrested by the City Police of Clarksville, Tennessee, on 25 June 1958 on a charge of disorderly conduct, and as a result of that arrest an additional charge of...

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