Legal Opinion

Billy Jackson Coffelt v. State of Tennessee and Jerry Lester, Warden

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 23, 2013No. W2013-00783-CCA-R3-HCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs October 1, 2013 BILLY JACKSON COFFELT v. STATE OF TENNESSEE and JERRY LESTER, WARDEN Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lauderdale County No. 6650 Joseph H. Walker, III, Judge No. W2013-00783-CCA-R3-HC - Filed December 23, 2013 The Petitioner, Billy Jackson Coffelt, appeals the Lauderdale County Circuit Court’s summary dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus relief from his 1983 conviction for robbery by the use of a deadly weapon and resulting life sentence after being found to be a habitual criminal offender. The…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Archer v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Taylor v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  3. Summers v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  4. Hart v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  5. State ex rel. Newsom v. HendersonTennessee Supreme Court · 1968

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