Spencer v. Hutchison

CourtCourt of Appeals of Tennessee
DecidedApril 29, 1998
Docket03A01-9712-CV-00522
StatusPublished

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Spencer v. Hutchison, (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998).

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C O U R T O F A P P E A L S O F T E N N E S S E E

A T K N O X V I L L E FILED April 29, 1998

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1 T h e c o u r t r e p o r t e r h a d t r a n s c r i b e d t h e t e s t i m o n y o f M r . S p e n c e r a n d t h e C o u r t ' s o p i n i o n , b u t b e f o r e s h e c o u l d t r a n s c r i b e t h a t o f M r . S p e n c e r ' s m o t h e r a n d t h e P o l i c e C a p t a i n , h e r c a r w a s b r o k e n i n t o a n d t h e t a p e s a s t o t h e m s t o l e n .

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