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Handling Of Snakes Ruled Illegal By Court
Tennessee Supreme Court ruled snake handling and the drinking of poisons by followers of the Holiness Church of God in Jesus Name a public nuisance and illegal. The decision raises First Amendment questions that may reach the U.S. Supreme Court. The case began after two members died from strychnine and a third was hospitalized in 1973.
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Nashville
Tenn
Liston Pack
Holiness
Church of God In Jesus Name
East
Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court
Appalachia
Southeast
Pack
Theo J. Emison Jr
Alamo, Tenn
State Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Holiness Church
Joseph W. Henry