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State v. Meadows

Citations

  • 389 S.W.2d 256
  • 215 Tenn. 668
  • 19 McCanless 668
  • 1965 Tenn. LEXIS 673

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • declaring “[i]t has been repeatedly held that a habeas corpus proceeding is a civil proceeding” and, thus, the state and federal constitutional right to counsel “has no application”
  • record of prior escape by defendant, held: no abuse
  • allowing use of handcuffs on four-time escapee
  • allowing use of handcuffs on four-time escapee

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: White, Btjrnett, Dyer, Holmes, Chattin

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