Legal Opinion

Carl P.E. Munsey v. John Howerton, Warden

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 3, 2013No. E2013-01139-CCA-R3-HCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs September 24, 2013 CARL P.E. MUNSEY v. JOHN T. HOWERTON, WARDEN Appeal from the Criminal Court for Morgan County No. 2013-CR-29 E. Eugene Eblen, Judge No. E2013-01139-CCA-R3-HC - Filed December 3, 2013 The petitioner, Carl P.E. Munsey, challenges his sentences for three 1978 convictions for armed robbery. The petitioner’s claim is primarily based on an assertion that the sentencing provisions of the statute he was sentenced under had been repealed by the legislature and his sentences are therefore illegal. The…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Archer v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1993
  3. Taylor v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
  4. Summers v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2007
  5. Hogan v. MillsTennessee Supreme Court · 2005

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