Legal Opinion

Morris Rucker v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided January 23, 2019No. M2018-00987-CCA-R3-PCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

01/23/2019 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs November 15, 2018 MORRIS RUCKER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 83-F-2095 Steve R. Dozier, Judge ___________________________________ No. M2018-00987-CCA-R3-PC ___________________________________ The Petitioner, Morris Rucker, appeals the Davidson County Criminal Court’s summary denial of his petition requesting DNA analysis of evidence pursuant to the Post- Conviction DNA Analysis Act of 2001. Based upon the record and the parties’ briefs, we affirm the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Grindstaff v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
  3. Powers v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Griffin v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2006
  5. State v. RuckerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1986

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