Legal Opinion
Donna Jean Sexton v. State of Tennessee
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 14, 2004No. E2002-02313-CCA-R3-PCPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE August 19, 2003 Session DONNA JEAN SEXTON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Carter County No. S12429 Lynn W. Brown, Judge No. E2002-02313-CCA-R3-PC April 14, 2004 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…
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- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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