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GILLESPIE v. STATE

619 S.W.2d 128 (1981)

Janice Kay GILLESPIE, Petitioner-Appellee, v. STATE of Tennessee, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Western Section at Jackson.

Permission to Appeal Denied July 6, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert B. Littleton, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen. and Keith Jordan, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent-appellant.

Jeffrey Jones, Memphis, for petitioner-appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court July 6, 1981.

MATHERNE, Judge.

The issue in this lawsuit is whether the trial court had subject matter jurisdiction over a claim filed by the petitioner for compensation under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act of 1976, when the criminal act complained of occurred prior to July 1, 1978.

The facts are not contested. On March 12, 1978, Janice Kay Gillespie was...

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