STATE v. BOMAR


390 S.W.2d 232 (1965)

STATE of Tennessee ex rel. Russell L. GEORGE, Petitioner, v. Lynn BOMAR, Warden, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 7, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon Ruben, Nashville, for petitioner.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., Henry C. Foutch, William H. Lassiter, Jr., Asst. Attys. Gen., Nashville, for respondent.


CHATTIN, Justice.

This is a petition for the writ of habeas corpus filed in the Davidson County Criminal Court, Division I, by George on November 14, 1963, in which he seeks a release from the penitentiary upon the allegation he is being illegally held there under a void judgment rendered by the Criminal Court of Washington County in May 1960 convicting him of armed robbery and sentencing him to twenty years in the penitentiary.

The petition alleges he plead...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases