State of Tennessee v. Earlesa McClellan
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Judge Timothy L. Easter
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- Appeal by the State to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals from a circuit court dismissal of an appeal from a general sessions court probable cause determination
Related Laws
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Outcome
The appellate court dismissed the State's appeal for lack of jurisdiction, affirming that an appeal of a general sessions court's probable cause dismissal to the circuit court is not proper procedure under Tennessee law.
Excerpt
This is an Appeal by the State in which we are ask to conclude that a dismissal by a general sessions court for lack of probable cause is subject to de novo review by a circuit court, pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 27-5-108. After the Madison County General Sessions Court dismissed the charge against Defendant, Earlesa McClellan, the district attorney general forwent a grand jury indictment and instead appealed to the Madison County Circuit Court. Finding that an appeal of a general sessions court's probable cause determination to the circuit court is not proper procedure, the circuit court dismissed the appeal. The State now appeals to this Court. After a thorough review of the record, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
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