· 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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