Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. State
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 13, 2004No. E2001-01732-SC-R11-PCPublishedCited by 339 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · HolderJanice M. Holder, J.
in which ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., J., HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, Sp.J., and WILLIAM H. INMAN, Sp.J., joined. FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., filed a concurring opinion. E. RILEY ANDERSON and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ., not participating.
The sole issue before the Court in this post-conviction proceeding is whether the petitioner, Jerry Neal Carpenter, was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of appellate counsel. At trial, the jury was given instructions on first degree premeditated murder, first degree felony murder, and robbery. The trial court declined trial counsel’s…
3Cases cited32 opinions
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