Legal Opinion

Garrett v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 16, 1975PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DWYER, Judge.

OPINION

This appeal flows from the dismissal of the petition for post-conviction relief without appointment of counsel and without an evidentiary hearing. The petition as filed reflects its draftsman to be a fellow inmate of the petitioner.

The petition contends that the petitioner’s convictions for committing the offense of grand larceny in two cases with resulting punishment of confinement for not less than nor more than five years are invalid because of constitutional abridgments of his rights.

The alleged constitutional abridgments as stated in the petition are:

1. He was…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
  2. Tollett v. HendersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Strunk v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Gant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1973

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. TurnerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
  2. Anderson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Teague v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1988
  4. Caruthers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1991
  5. Workman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993

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