Ricky Flamingo Brown v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs January 23, 2008 RICKY FLAMINGO BROWN v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 86-F-1484 Cheryl Blackburn, Judge No. M2007-00158-CCA-R3-HC - Filed February 11, 2008 The Petitioner, Ricky Flamingo Brown, was convicted in 1986 of rape of his twelve year old daughter. The trial court sentenced him in abstentia to life in prison after he escaped from jail. After his capture in 1990, he began to serve his sentence. Upon agreement by the State, the Petitioner proceeded with a…