Kendricks v. State

OPINION

JOHN H. PEAY, Judge.

A jury convicted the petitioner of the first-degree murder of his wife, which this Court affirmed. State v. Edward Thomas Kendricks, III, 947 S.W.2d 875 Hamilton County (Tenn.Crim.App.1996, at Knoxville). In April 1998, the petitioner timely filed a petition for post-conviction relief. By written order, the post-conviction court dismissed the petition without a hearing, finding the issues raised were either waived or previously determined. One week later, the petitioner filed an amended petition for post-conviction relief. The post-conviction court dismissed the…