Alvin Dean Shaver v. Sean Phillips, Warden

01/31/2025 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs January 29, 2025 ALVIN DEAN SHAVER v. SEAN PHILLIPS, WARDEN Appeal from the Circuit Court for Morgan County No. 2024-CR-145 Jeffery Hill Wicks, Judge ___________________________________ No. E2024-01385-CCA-R3-HC ___________________________________ In 1996, the Petitioner, Alvin Dean Shaver, pled guilty to two counts of first degree murder and was sentenced to concurrent terms of life without the possibility of parole. In 2024, the Petitioner applied for a writ of habeas corpus. He alleged that the trial…