Freshwater v. State

JERRY L. SMITH, J„

delivered the

opinion of the court,

in which JOSEPH M. TIPTON, and JAMES CURWOOD WITT, JR., JJ., joined.

OPINION

The petitioner, Margo Freshwater, was convicted of first degree murder in 1969. Her conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. See Freshwater v. State, 2 Tenn.Crim.App. 314, 453 S.W.2d 446 (1969). In 2003, she filed a petition for writ of error coram nobis, alleging that new evidence existed that proved her innocence, as well as complaining of violations of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963), and juror misconduct that occurred at trial…