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STATE EX REL. JEFFERSON v. STATE

436 S.W.2d 437 (1969)

STATE of Tennessee ex rel. James Thomas JEFFERSON, Petitioner, v. STATE of Tennessee, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

January 17, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avon N. Williams, Jr., Nashville, for petitioner; Looby & Williams, Nashville, of counsel.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., and Thomas E. Fox, Deputy Atty. Gen., Nashville, and Thomas H. Shriver, Dist. Atty. Gen., and Richard Speight, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Nashville, prosecuted the case in the trial court, for respondent.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

On July 1, 1968, petitioner James Thomas Jefferson was arrested and charged with a capital offense. On July 2, 1968, upon application of petitioner to be admitted to bail, a hearing was had before the General Sessions Court of Davidson County, Tennessee. After a full hearing the Judge of the General Sessions Court denied petitioner the right to be admitted to bail. In the General Sessions Court hearing the State was correctly required...

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