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STATE v. GADDIS

530 S.W.2d 64 (1975)

STATE of Tennessee, Petitioner, v. Tommy GADDIS and Charles B. Davis, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

November 10, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.A. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen., David L. Raybin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Thomas Evans, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

Robert H. Crawford, Chattanooga, for Gaddis.

Jerry Summers, Chattanooga, for Davis.

OPINION

HENRY, Justice.

We granted certiorari in this case in order to deal with the recurring question of the entitlement of a defendant, in a drug case, to a sample of the contraband drug in order to procure an independent chemical examination and analysis.

I.

Defendants were jointly indicted on 9 January 1974 upon a charge of feloniously possessing a controlled substance with intent to sell or deliver. On 29 January 1974...

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