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Criminal Procedure As Defined By The Tennessee Supreme Court, Julian L. Bibb, Walter S. Weems
Criminal Procedure As Defined By The Tennessee Supreme Court, Julian L. Bibb, Walter S. Weems
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Tennessee Supreme Court, elected simultaneously for the first time since the early 1900's, assumed office in September 1974 amid speculation concerning future judicial policy. The court, com-posed of Chief Justice William H. D. Fones and Justices Ray L.Brock, Jr., Robert E. Cooper, William J. Harbison, and Joe W.Henry, immediately indicated the importance of a uniform judicial policy governing criminal procedure by creating a special commission to revise the state rules of criminal procedure. Additionally,during its present term the court has decided numerous cases directed toward the formation of well-defined rules under which criminal allegations can be adjudged. This Special …