BANKSTON v. STATE


908 S.W.2d 194 (1995)

Howard C. BANKSTON, Appellee, v. STATE of Tennessee, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

September 25, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory D. Smith, Clarksville, for appellee.

Charles W. Burson, Attorney General & Reporter, Merrilyn Feirman, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, for appellant.


OPINION

DROWOTA, Justice.

In this case the State of Tennessee appeals from the Court of Criminal Appeals' reversal of the trial court's order dismissing the defendant's petition for post-conviction relief. The single issue presented for our review is as follows: is a municipal judge exercising concurrent jurisdiction over state criminal offenses prior to this Court's decision in Town of South Carthage v. Barrett, 840 S.W.2d 895

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