Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Metropolitan General Sessions Court for Nashville
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided February 13, 1996PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WADE, Judge.
The petitioner, Terry Lewis, appeals the trial court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus.
Two issues are presented for our review:(1) whether the trial court properly dismissed the petition based upon-lack of subject matter jurisdiction; and(2) whether the petitioner’s judgment of conviction in the general sessions court was facially invalid.
We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
On August 28, 1984, the petitioner was charged with sexual battery, a felony. See Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 39-2-607(a) and 39-2-604(a). Two days later, he entered a plea of guilt to the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Archer v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
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- Price v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Waller v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Ex Parte Tobias WatkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1830
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Donald Walton v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2004
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