Legal Opinion
State v. Kerley
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
Decided April 3, 1991PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILLIAM M. DENDER, Special Judge.
This is an appeal as of right by the State from a judgment, entered by the trial court on October 27, 1989, setting aside the petitioner’s conviction for first degree murder and granting his request for a new trial.
The issue presented for review is whether the trial court erred in granting the petition for post-conviction relief.
After a careful review of the record we respectfully conclude that the trial judge did err; and the judgment below is reversed, and the petition is dismissed.
Attorney Laws was originally appointed to represent the petitioner in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Hellard v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1982
- United States v. Willie Decoster, Jr.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Edward Lewis Robinson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Bratton v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1971
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3Cited by55 opinions
- Adkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Davis v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1995
- Taylor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
- State v. Johnny MoffittCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1999
- Adonis Lashawn McLemore v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2019
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