State v. David Richards

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE FILED DAVID LEE RICHARDS, * April 1, 1999 Appellant, * Cecil Crowson, Jr. C.C.A. # 03C01-9903-CR-00099 Appellate C ourt Clerk VS. * HAMILTON COUNTY STATE OF TENNESSEE, * Appellee. * OPINION The pro se petitioner, David Lee Richards, has filed an application for permission to appeal the trial court's order denying his motion to reopen his petition for post-conviction relief. See

Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-30-217. The state has responded in opposition to the motion. The petitioner was convicted of first degree murder and received a life…