Legal Opinion
Betty Sparks v. State of Tennessee
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 5, 2026No. W2025-00154-CCA-R3-PCPublished
1Opinion of the Court
02/05/2026 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs December 2, 2025 BETTY SPARKS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hardeman County No. 20-CR-28 J. Weber McCraw, Judge ___________________________________ No. W2025-00154-CCA-R3-PC ___________________________________ Petitioner, Betty Sparks, appeals the denial of her post-conviction petition alleging that the post-conviction court erred in finding that she received the effective assistance of counsel at trial. Following our review of the entire record and the briefs of the parties, we…
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- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Lockhart v. FretwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
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