Legal Opinion
Jamal Cooper v. State of Tennessee
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 17, 2001No. M2001-00593-CCA-R3-PCPublished
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs September 25, 2001 JAMAL COOPER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 99-B-1069 J. Randall Wyatt, Jr., Judge No. M2001-00593-CCA-R3-PC - Filed October 17, 2001 The petitioner filed a petition for post-conviction relief from his conviction for voluntary manslaughter, alleging that his guilty plea was involuntary and that he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel. Following an evidentiary hearing, the post-conviction court dismissed the petition. In a timely…
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- North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
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