STATE v. JOHNSON


569 S.W.2d 808 (1978)

STATE of Tennessee, Petitioner, v. James JOHNSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

August 25, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Grunow, Asst. Atty. Gen. for petitioner.

Jimmie McIntyre and Tim J. Thompson, Memphis, for respondent.


OPINION

HENRY, Chief Justice.

This criminal action is before the undersigned member of the Court on Petition for Common Law Writs of Certiorari and Supersedeas.

The trial judge sustained respondent's motion to suppress evidence of certain drugs held to have been seized in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. The effect of this action on the part of the trial judge, as a practical matter, was to end the prosecution...

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