Crum v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
DWYER, Judge.
OPINION
The question presented in this appeal is whether an indigent is denied constitutional process when the trial court disallows his subpoenaing a private expert witness to determine his mental competency to stand trial.
*104The trial court dismissed his petitions for post conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing.
The petitioner is incarcerated as a result of entering guilty pleas to committing the offenses of violating the age of consent with punishment of confinement for not less than three nor more than ten years and for committing the offense of rape in two cases with…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ross v. MoffittSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Collins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
- Little v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1971
- Parker v. RussellCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1969
- Moffitt v. BlackledgeDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1972
3Cited by5 opinions
- Graham v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
- Ellison v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1976
- Patterson v. HuntCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1984
- State v. PattyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
- Graham v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1977