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Holton v. State

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided June 22, 2006PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court 1

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2Opinion of the Court · AndersonE. Riley Anderson, J.

in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., and ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., JANICE M. HOLDER, and CORNELIA A. CLARK, JJ., joined.

We granted these appeals to determine whether a post-conviction trial court has the authority to consider petitions that are filed by the Post-Conviction Defender but are not verified under oath or signed by the petitioners. In Holton v. State, the post-conviction trial court entered an order staying Holton’s execution, appointing counsel, and requiring Holton to meet with counsel and a court-appointed mental health expert. In Reid v. State, the post-conviction trial court…

3Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Whitmore Ex Rel. Simmons v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. John Paul Seals v. State of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Rees v. PeytonSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Demosthenes v. BaalSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. State v. ReidTennessee Supreme Court · 2005

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4Cited by18 opinions

  1. Paul Dennis Reid, Jr. v. State of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Bobby Dewayne Presley v. State of Tennessee - DissentCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2017
  3. Christopher Lewis v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2016
  4. Dean Heath v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2017
  5. Harold Allen Vaughn v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2022

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