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STATE v. HAWK

170 S.W.3d 547 (2005)

STATE of Tennessee v. Emma HAWK, a/k/a Betty Willis.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

August 18, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clifton Corker, Johnson City, Tennessee, for the appellant, Emma Hawk a/k/a Betty Willis.

Paul G. Summers, Attorney General and Reporter; Michael E. Moore, Solicitor General; Michelle Chapman McIntire, Assistant Attorney General; Joe C. Crumley, Jr., District Attorney General; and Steve Finney, Assistant District Attorney General, for the appellee, State of Tennessee.

OPINION

FRANK F. DROWOTA III, C. J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which E. RILEY ANDERSON, ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., JANICE M. HOLDER, and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., joined.

Relying upon a common law rule, the trial court continued the defendant's trial on the charge of accessory after the fact to first degree murder until after the trial and conviction of the principal offender. The defendant sought interlocutory review of the trial court's order, asserting...

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