Tennessee Supreme Court September 15, 1920 (Howard v. State)

Mr. E. J. Smith, Special Justice,

delivered the opinion of the Court.

On July 8, 1918, the criminal court of Hamilton county adopted certain rules of court, sections 1 and 3 of which are as follows:

“In all misdemeanor cases bound over from the city court of Chattanooga and the justices of the peace of the county the papers shall be referred to the attorney-general for action, and in all .