STATE v. STRAW


626 S.W.2d 286 (1981)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellee, v. Steven STRAW, Appellant.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Permission to Appeal Denied October 13, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Poole, Chattanooga, for appellant.

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, Robert L. Jolley, Jr., Senior Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for appellee.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court October 13, 1981.

WILLIAM H. INMAN, Special Judge.

Appellant was convicted and sentenced by a state court in Massachusetts for commission of the same offense for which he was subsequently convicted and sentenced in Tennessee. The obvious issue presented for review is whether the former prosecution bars the latter under principles of jeopardy. Appellant insists that the requirements of due process and fundamental...

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