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MOORE v. STATE

578 S.W.2d 78 (1979)

Carolyn Tramill MOORE et al., Petitioners, v. STATE of Tennessee, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

March 5, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Fred Friedman, Memphis, for petitioners.

Brooks McLemore, Jr., Atty. Gen., Jack E. Seaman, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Hugh Stanton, Jr., Dist. Atty. Gen., James W. Harrison, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Memphis, for respondent.

OPINION

HENRY, Chief Justice.

This is another case involving a construction of the somewhat nebulous provisions of § 40-1131, T.C.A. While the entire section is involved, we are particularly concerned with the limitations set forth in the last sentence of the second paragraph.

This issue arose in a case in which criminal defendants were indicted during a continuance of their preliminary hearing, but more than thirty (30) days after their initial...

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