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STATE v. HUNT

391 S.W.2d 629 (1965)

STATE of Tennessee ex rel. Walter Leroy FOLDS, Plaintiff in Error, v. W.S. HUNT, Warden, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 7, 1965.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Thomas Caldwell, Ripley, for plaintiff in error.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., Henry C. Foutch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Joe H. Walker, Jr., Ripley, for defendant in error.

HOLMES, Justice.

The plaintiff in error, Folds, who is confined in the Fort Pillow State Penitentiary, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging that he is illegally restrained of his liberty. The Trial Judge issued the writ and appointed counsel to represent the petitioner. The cause was heard in the Trial Court on the petition for writ of habeas corpus, the answer and amended answer of the respondent, and oral testimony introduced in open...

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