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Sexton v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 14, 2004PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JOSEPH M. TIPTON, J„

delivered the opinion of the court, in which

JOHN EVERETT WILLIAMS and ALAN E. GLENN, JJ., joined.

The petitioner, Donna Jean Sexton, appeals from the judgment of the Carter County Circuit Court denying her post-conviction relief from her convictions for first degree murder and aggravated robbery. The petitioner contends that (1) the post-conviction court erred by concluding that her amended, comprehensive petition was invalid because it was not properly verified under oath; (2) she received the ineffective assistance of counsel because her attorneys misinformed her…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  5. McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. State v. CroweTennessee Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Rigger v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
  3. Artis Reese v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2012
  4. Aubrey Tremaine Eisom v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2013
  5. Barry Singleton v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2012

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