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· 4/27/1981

Yokley v. State

Citations

  • 632 S.W.2d 123
  • 1981 Tenn. App. LEXIS 589

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that “[t]he common law writ of certiorari is not available to test the intrinsic correctness of the law or facts of particular case”
  • noting “certain exceptions” to the limited review function of the common law writ of certiorari in criminal cases that applied “where personal freedom was at stake--not in a civil suit for damages”
  • “[T]he common law writ of certiorari is not available to test the intrinsic correctness of the law or facts of a particular case.”

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Judges: Conner, Lewis, Cantrell

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