Legal Opinion
Tracy Rose Baker v. State of Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 6, 2013No. M2011-01381-SC-R11-PCPublishedCited by 56 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · ClarkCornelia A. Clark, J.
in which GARY R. WADE, C.J., and JANICE M. HOLDER, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.
We accepted this appeal to determine whether the petitioner is entitled to seek post-conviction relief from a judgment in a civil case finding her in criminal contempt and imposing sanctions, pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-9-102 (2012). We hold that a criminal contempt adjudication under Tennessee Code Annotated section 29-9-102 does not amount to a criminal conviction under the general criminal laws for purposes of the Post-Conviction Procedure Act. We affirm the…
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