Billy Joe Henderson v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs October 30, 2001 BILLY JOE HENDERSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Knox County No. 71679 Mary Beth Leibowitz, Judge No. E2001-00438-CCA-R3-PC November 19, 2001 The Appellant, Billy Joe Henderson, appeals the dismissal of his petition for post-conviction relief without the appointment of counsel and an evidentiary hearing. Henderson is currently serving a life sentence in the Tennessee Department of Correction pursuant to his 1998 conviction for first degree murder. Following a…