Everett v. State

528 S.W.2d 25 (1975)

Vestal EVERETT, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Tennessee, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

September 15, 1975.

Finnell, Thompson, Scott & Logan, Cleveland, for petitioner.

R.A. Ashley, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tom Jennings, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, for respondent.

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

Vestal Everett was convicted of first degree murder for the killing of Steve Howard and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. The conviction was affirmed by the Court of Criminal Appeals, with one member dissenting. This court granted certiorari for the limited purpose of considering…