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STATE v. DOE

588 S.W.2d 549 (1979)

STATE of Tennessee, Petitioner, v. John DOE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

October 15, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John C. Zimmerman, Asst. Atty. Gen., William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, for petitioner.

Charles D. Susano, Jr., Doris C. Allen, Knoxville, for respondent; Bernstein, Susano, Stair & Cohen, Knoxville, of counsel.

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

We granted certiorari to consider a decision by the Court of Criminal Appeals, holding that the provisions of T.C.A. § 40-4001 et seq. require the destruction, in certain instances, of all records relating to a charge brought against an individual, rather than merely those records open to public inspection. We affirm.

The instant case originated with the arrest of the respondent...

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