Legal Opinion

State ex rel. Quinn v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 26, 1969PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Haywood Quinn appeals from the judgment of the Madison County Criminal Court dismissing his petition for post-conviction relief after an evidentiary hearing.

He assigns two errors:

1. Defendant’s record reflects he is serving an indeterminate sentence for an offense that does not carry same.

2. The trial court was without authority to change the minutes of the Court, to the detriment of the defendant.

He was represented at the hearing and on the appeal by court-appointed counsel, whom we commend for industriously representing petitioner.

The record in this cause reflects that petitioner had…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Franks v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1948
  2. Adams v. RussellTennessee Supreme Court · 1942
  3. Bailey v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1955

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. William Brady Trigg v. State of TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975

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