Legal Opinion

Wilson v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 22, 1994PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*650 OPINION

WELLES, Judge.

This is an appeal as of right from the trial court’s denial of post-conviction relief from convictions based upon guilty pleas. The Defendant pled guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual battery. The Defendant argues two issues on this appeal: (1) that his guilty pleas were not entered voluntarily, understandingly and knowingly, and (2) that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

The Defendant was indicted by the Davidson County Grand Jury for eight counts of aggravated rape. On August 10, 1989, the Defendant…

2Cases cited9 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. Hellard v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1982

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Walton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  2. Acuff v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  3. Carroll v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
  4. Darrell W. Lunsford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2010
  5. Derrick Williams v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2002

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