Stephen Bernard Wlodarz v. State of Tennessee

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE May 11, 2011 Session STEPHEN BERNARD WLODARZ v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal by Permission from the Court of Criminal Appeals Circuit Court for Hawkins County No. 07CR0470 John F. Dugger, Jr., Judge No. E2008-02179-SC-R11-CO - Filed February 23, 2012 The petitioner, charged with first degree premeditated murder and other crimes, entered best interest guilty pleas and received an effective sentence of life without parole. After an unsuccessful petition for post-conviction relief challenging the effectiveness of his trial counsel, he filed a petition…