Joseph Lance Risner v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE March 18, 2003 Session JOSEPH LANCE RISNER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Greene County No. 01CR155 James E. Beckner, Judge No. E2002-01112-CCA-R3-PC June 30, 2003 The Appellant, Joseph Lance Risner, appeals from the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. Pursuant to a “package deal” plea, Risner, along with five of his co-defendants, pled guilty to three counts of first degree murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping, two counts of kidnapping, and…