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Nelson v. State

Citations

  • 470 S.W.2d 32
  • 4 Tenn. Crim. App. 228
  • 1971 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 499

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  • observing that “the law is settled in this State that there is no constitutional immunity from an unlawful arrest”
  • “Arrest without a warrant does not per se violate any constitutional right entitling the defendant to post-conviction relief by habeas corpus where he is subsequently convicted upon a valid indictment.”

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Judges: Galbreath, Mitchell, Oliver

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