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STATE v. READUS

764 S.W.2d 770 (1988)

STATE of Tennessee, Appellant, v. Marvin READUS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, at Nashville.

Permission to Appeal Denied January 30, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tom Thurman, Asst. Dist. Atty. Gen., Thomas H. Shriver, Dist. Atty. Gen., Albert L. Partee, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Patrick T. McNally, Sr. Asst. Public Defender, Jeffrey A. DeVasher, Asst. Public Defender, for defendant-appellee.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court January 30, 1989.

OPINION

WILLIAM S. RUSSELL, Special Judge.

The single issue before the court is the proper interpretation and application of Rule 5(a) of the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, which rule explicitly requires that an arrested person be taken before a magistrate without unnecessary delay.

This case is before us on a Rule 9 interlocutory appeal granted to the State. We are urged...

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