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BLANKENSHIP v. STATE

443 S.W.2d 442 (1969)

John Ronald BLANKENSHIP v. STATE of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

May 5, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh Stanton, Jr., Memphis, for plaintiff in error, Blankenship.

John Knox Aycock and Ike R. Clinton, Memphis, for petitioner, The Maryland National Insurance Company.

George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen., and Robert H. Roberts, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for the State.

OPINION

BURNETT, Chief Justice.

This case involves the liability of a surety on a criminal bond. There was a judgment by the Court of Criminal Appeals in favor of the State, holding the surety liable while exonerating the principal. From the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals in this matter a petition for certiorari was had to this Court, which has been heretofore granted. The case has been orally argued, and we now have the issue for consideration...

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