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THOMPSON v. STATE

565 S.W.2d 889 (1977)

Donnie THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee.

October 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Strawn, Tullahoma, for appellant.

Brooks McLemore, Jr., Atty. Gen., William O. Kelly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Charles S. Ramsey, Jr., Dist. Atty. Gen., Manchester, for appellee.

OPINION

DAUGHTREY, Judge.

The principal issue raised by this appeal concerns the validity of the trial court's order running the sentence imposed in this case consecutively to any sentence which might later be imposed as the result of charges then pending in another county which had not yet produced a conviction or other final judgment. We hold that the trial court's attempt to engage in what amounts to consecutive sentencing in futuro was without...

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