State v. McCraw

OPINION

FONES, Justice.

In 1970, appellant was convicted of extortion and sentenced to serve two (2) years in the penitentiary. He did not appeal this conviction. After fully completing his sentence in 1972, appellant moved to Georgia. Because of his felony conviction in this state, local election officials in Georgia refused to allow him to vote.

Appellant has now brought this suit under the Post-Conviction Relief Act, T.C.A. § 40-3801 et seq., alleging constitutional infirmities in the conduct of his trial, and contending that he suffers civil disabilities as a result of his conviction. Upon…