Legal Opinion

Clifton D. Wallen v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided July 25, 2001No. E2000-02052-CCA-R3-PCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs June 27, 2001 CLIFTON D. WALLEN v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Hawkins County No. 7733 James E. Beckner, Judge No. E2000-02052-CCA-R3-PC July 25, 2001 The summary dismissal of the petition for post-conviction relief is affirmed because the petitioner failed to adequately allege ineffective assistance of counsel based upon conflict of interests and the claim of incompetency to stand trial is waived. Tenn. R. App. P. 3; Judgment of the Criminal Court Affirmed. JAMES CURWOOD WITT, JR., J.,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Rickman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  3. Blair v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  4. State v. BradfieldCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  5. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1999

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