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STATE v. LUTTRELL

424 S.W.2d 189 (1968)

STATE of Tennessee ex rel. Raymond T. HAWKINS, Plaintiff in Error, v. Mark H. LUTTRELL, Warden of the Shelby County Penal Farm, Defendant in Error.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

January 29, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Buford and Paul W. Denton, Memphis, for plaintiff in error.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., and Paul E. Jennings, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for defendant in error; and Phil M. Canale, Jr., Dist. Atty. Gen., and Robert K. Dwyer, Assistant Dist. Atty. Gen., Memphis, prosecuted the case in the trial court.

OPINION

DYER, Justice.

Raymond T. Hawkins, herein referred to as petitioner, appeals from the action of the trial judge in dismissing his petition for the writ of habeas corpus.

Petitioner, prior to his conviction for forgery, being unable to make bond due to his poverty was held in the county jail for a period of ninety-nine days awaiting trial. During this period there accumulated jail fees, in the amount of $173.00, which upon conviction have...

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