Maurice Edward Carter v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs January 16, 2013 MAURICE EDWARD CARTER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Smith County No. 07-72 David E. Durham, Judge No. M2012-01843-CCA-R3-PC Filed 06/14/2013 The petitioner pled guilty in Smith County to one count of aggravated statutory rape and one count of criminal exposure to HIV and received an effective sentence of twenty years.1 The petitioner’s guilty pleas were entered with the condition that he reserved the right to appeal a certified question of law pursuant to Rule…