Legal Opinion

McKinley v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided July 13, 1995PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WADE, Judge.

The petitioner, Rogers Lamont McKinley, has filed a pro se appeal of the trial court’s dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief. The single issue presented for review is whether the petition was barred by the three-year statute of limitations. Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-30-102 (1990). Cf. Tenn.Code Ann. § 40-30-102 (1995) (changing post-conviction petition limitation period to one year with limited exceptions).

We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

*466In 1989, the defendant entered a plea of guilt to grand larceny. The trial court imposed a Range I, three-year sentence…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Burford v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  3. State v. MahlerTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Wallen v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1993

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Hicks v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. Randy CarterCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2010

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