Howard Hawk Willis v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE January 21, 2016 Session HOWARD HAWK WILLIS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Washington County No. 40245 Jon Kerry Blackwood, Judge No. E2015-00235-CCA-R3-ECN – Filed July 7, 2016 The Petitioner, Howard Hawk Willis, appeals the Washington County Criminal Court‟s summary dismissal of his pro se petition for writ of error coram nobis. The Petitioner seeks relief from his two premeditated first degree murder convictions and the resulting sentences of death, arguing (1) the coram nobis court abused its discretion…