Nikolaus Johnson v. State of Tennessee

05/14/2018 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE January 23, 2018 Session NIKOLAUS JOHNSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Interlocutory Appeal from the Criminal Court for Sullivan County No. 107676 R. Jerry Beck, Judge No. E2016-01660-CCA-R9-PD In this interlocutory appeal, the petitioner, Nikolaus Johnson, appeals the ruling of the post-conviction court ordering that he provide discovery materials to the State. The rules governing post-conviction proceedings impose upon the State an automatic and mandatory obligation to provide discovery materials to the petitioner as part of the…