STATE v. NEWELL


391 S.W.2d 667 (1965)

STATE of Tennessee ex rel. Scott N. BROWN, Plaintiff in Error, v. Gilbert Frank NEWELL, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

June 2, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Wrinkle, Chattanooga, for plaintiff in error.

George M. McCanless, Atty. Gen., Edgar P. Calhoun, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant in error.


WHITE, Justice.

This is an appeal from a dismissal of a petition for the writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner seeks a ruling on the merits of his petition as well as a decision by this Court on the question of whether or not a prisoner has a right to bail while appealing a dismissal of a habeas corpus petition.

The petitioner was convicted on May 17, 1963, of fraudulent breach of trust in the Criminal Court of Hamilton County, Tennessee. He was sentenced to serve...

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