Ralph Dean Purkey v. State

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE FILED AT KNOXVILLE July 16, 1999 Cecil Crowson, Jr. MARCH 1999 SESSION Appellate C ourt Clerk RALPH DEAN PURKEY, * C.C.A. # 03C01-9808-CC-00268 Appellant, * BLEDSOE COUNTY VS. * Hon. Thomas W . Graham, Judge JAMES A. BOWLEN, WARDEN, and * (Habeas Corpus) THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION, * Appellees. * For Appellant: For Appellees: Ralph Dean Purkey, pro se John Knox Walkup No. 110256 Attorney General and Reporter STSRCF, Unit 6 Route 4, Box 600 Todd R. Kelley Pikeville, TN 37367 Assistant Attorney General 425 Fifth Avenue North Nashville,…