Joseph A. Maine v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs June 29, 2005 JOSEPH A. MAINE v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Cocke County No. 25,599-II Richard R. Vance, Judge No. E2004-00143-CCA-R3-PC - Filed August 19, 2005 The petitioner, Joseph A. Maine, appeals the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief, arguing that his guilty pleas were not knowing or voluntary and that his trial counsel was ineffective for, among other things, erroneously advising him that he would be eligible for release after serving only twenty-five years…