State v. Nathaniel Ford

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON NATHANIEL FORD, ) ) Petitioner, ) C. C. A. NO. 02C01-9706-CC-00215 ) vs. ) LAUDERDALE COUNTY ) STATE OF TENNESSEE, ) No. 4937 ) Respondent. ) ORDER This matter is before the Court upon the state’s motion, pursuant to Rule 20, Rules of the Court of Criminal Appeals, to affirm the judgment of the trial court in this case by order rather than formal opinion. The above-captioned case represents an appeal from the trial court’s dismissal of the petitioner’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. The record was filed on June 20, 1997, and the…