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State v. Womack

Citations

  • 591 S.W.2d 437
  • 1979 Tenn. App. LEXIS 344

How courts have described this case

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

  • reciting rule that trial court may abate subpoenas of witnesses whose testimony would be immaterial
  • “The abuse of the privilege of calling witnesses . . . is familiar to all participants [in our judicial system], and its restraint must depend upon the integrity, common sense and discretion of lawyers and judges all within the bounds of due process.”
  • applying an abuse of discretion standard

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Judges: Todd, Drowota, Lewis

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