Jimmy Townsend v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON JIMMY TOWNSEND v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. B-87143 W. Otis Higgs, Jr., Judge No. W2008-02242-CCA-R3-CO - Filed August 18, 2009 The Petitioner, Jimmy Townsend, appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition for coram nobis relief. The State has filed a motion requesting that this court affirm the trial court’s denial of relief pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. We conclude that the State’s motion is meritorious. Accordingly, we grant the State’s motion and…