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FLETCHER v. STATE

9 S.W.3d 103 (1999)

Lamar FLETCHER, Claimant/Appellant, v. STATE of Tennessee, Defendant/Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

December 20, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lamar Fletcher, Henning, pro se.

John Knox Walkup, Attorney General & Reporter, Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General, Elena J. Xoinis, Assistant Attorney General, Nashville, for the Appellee.

OPINION

BARKER, J.

In this appeal we address two primary issues: (1) whether an indigent party is liable for payment of outstanding litigation taxes levied under Tennessee Code Annotated section 67-4-602 (1998), and (2) whether the Tennessee Department of Correction had authority to withdraw money from an inmate's trust account to pay a distress warrant. For the reasons stated herein, we hold that indigent parties become liable for litigation taxes when...

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