Dwight Seaton v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE May 2000 Session DWIGHT SEATON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sevier County No. 96-313-I Ben W. Hooper, II, Judge No. E1999-01312-CCA-R3-CD August 21, 2000 This appeal arises from the trial court’s denial of the petitioner's pro se application for habeas corpus relief, based on his claim that his 1988 guilty plea to a state aggravated assault charge was invalid. The petitioner was subsequently convicted in federal court of being a felon in possession of a firearm, and the federal sentence was enhanced…