Legal Opinion
Brooks v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 16, 1988PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JONES, Judge.
On the 30th day of September, 1986, the petitioner, Jimmy Brooks, entered pleas of guilty to two counts of burglary second degree. The trial court sentenced the petitioner to serve a term of eleven (11) years in the Department of Correction as to each count. The trial court ordered the sentences to be served concurrently.
On the 14th day of April, 1987, the petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief in the trial court. The petition alleged that his pleas of guilty were not freely and voluntarily entered due to the ineffective assistance of counsel. The petition…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Hill v. LockhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Hellard v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1980
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3Cited by130 opinions
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