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Hunter v. Tennessee, 403 U.S. 711 (1971)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Hunter v. Tennessee, 403 U.S. 711 (1971)
Hunter v. Tennessee No. 5085 Decided June 28, 1971 * 403 U.S. 711
PETITION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF TENNESSEE
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Following the decision in Witherspoon v. Illinois, 391 U.S. 510, petitioners sought to supplement their bills of exceptions to raise issues thereunder in their pending appeals from convictions for rape in which they were sentenced to death, but were precluded by time limitations of the Tennessee Code. The State Supreme Court affirmed their convictions and sentences without considering Witherspoon’s possible effect. The time limitation provision was later amended, while petitions for certiorari were pending here, and petitioners should be afforded an opportunity to apply to the State Supreme Court for leave to supplement their bills of exceptions under the new statute.
Certiorari granted; 222 Tenn. 672, 440 S.W.2d 1, vacated and remanded.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Hunter v. Tennessee, 403 U.S. 711 (1971) in 403 U.S. 711 Original Sources, accessed July 5, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4UZ98FWWF2GMFHU.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Hunter v. Tennessee, 403 U.S. 711 (1971), in 403 U.S. 711, Original Sources. 5 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4UZ98FWWF2GMFHU.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Hunter v. Tennessee, 403 U.S. 711 (1971). cited in 1971, 403 U.S. 711. Original Sources, retrieved 5 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4UZ98FWWF2GMFHU.
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