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STATE EX REL. SHRIVER v. STOKER

640 S.W.2d 549 (1982)

STATE of Tennessee, ex rel. Thomas H. SHRIVER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John STOKER, Acting Director of Paroles, Defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

October 25, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas H. Shriver, Dist. Atty. Gen., Douglas Johnston, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for plaintiff-appellant.

Robert L. Jolley, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., (William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Nashville, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

OPINION

HARBISON, Chief Justice.

This action was commenced as a petition for writ of mandamus against the Acting Director of Paroles to require him to issue a revocation warrant pursuant to T.C.A. § 40-3617. The parole officer at whose instance the action was brought testified that he knew that his request for a revocation warrant did not comply with the policies and guidelines of the Board of Paroles. Nevertheless it has been his insistence throughout...

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