Appeal, The Relying In Part Upon State v. Roger Dale Hill, No. 01C01-9508

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON FILED April 9, 1997 ROBERT E. NOWELL, ) Cecil Crowson, Jr. ) Appellate C ourt Clerk Petitioner, ) C. C. A. NO. 02C01-9612-CC-00464 ) vs. ) LAKE COUNTY ) BILLY COMPTON, WARDEN, ) No. 96-7557 ) Respondent. ) ORDER This matter is before the Court upon the state’s motion to affirm the judgment of the trial court under Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals. The case before this Court represents an appeal from the trial court’s denial of the petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. The record was filed on December 17, 1996,…