James Bell, Jr. v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs July 13, 2004 JAMES BELL, JR. v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lake County No. 03-CR-8480 R. Lee Moore, Jr., Judge No. W2003-02463-CCA-R3-CD - Filed September 9, 2004 The petitioner, James Bell, Jr., entered pleas of guilty to a number of offenses in the Shelby County Criminal Court in 1997 and 2000, and subsequently filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Lake County Circuit Court, asserting that his convictions were void and his sentences illegal. The court denied the petition…