Legal Opinion

Jeffery T. Siler, Jr. v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided April 12, 2010No. E2009-00436-CCA-R3-PCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs August 26, 2009 JEFFERY T. SILER, JR. v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County No. 90960 Mary Beth Leibowitz, Judge No. E2009-00436-CCA-R3-PC - Filed April 12, 2010 The Petitioner, Jeffery T. Siler, Jr., appeals the Knox County Criminal Court’s summary dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief as untimely. On appeal, the Petitioner contends that due process considerations toll the one-year statute of limitations for post- conviction relief and entitle him to a delayed…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Burford v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
  3. John Paul Seals v. State of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Williams v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
  5. State v. NixTennessee Supreme Court · 2001

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