Case Number
01C01-9307-PB-00219
I dissent. I agree with the majority opinion that the twelve-hour detention without allowing bond under the policy stipulated by the parties to exist constituted punishment. In this respect, I believe that the policy would result in serious violations of an arrestee's statutory and constitutional rights, from illegal detention through illegal denial of bail into fundamental violation of due process. However, I do not believe that the Double Jeopardy Clause of either the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article I, Section 10 of the Tennessee Constitution is implicated in this case.
Originating Judge
Judge James R. Everett, Jr.
Case Name
State of Tennessee v. Jefferson Pennington - Dissenting
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
This is a dissenting opinion
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