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JEFFERSON v. DUTTON

No. 82-3315.

607 F.Supp. 355 (1985)

James Thomas JEFFERSON v. Michael DUTTON, Warden, et al.

United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division.

March 30, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Ray, Nashville, Tenn., for petitioner.

John F. Southworth, Jr., Kimberly Dean, Asst. State Atty. Gen. for State of Tenn., Nashville, Tenn., for respondent.

MEMORANDUM

JOHN T. NIXON, District Judge.

Petitioner James Thomas Jefferson brings this action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This cause came on for hearing on September 28, 1984. For the reasons discussed below, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus will be GRANTED.

The petitioner is a black citizen who was indicted for first degree murder by the Davidson County Grand Jury during its May 1968 term. The indictment...

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