Morris Rucker v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs April 10, 2002 MORRIS RUCKER v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 83-F-2095 Steve R. Dozier, Judge No. M2001-02020-CCA-R3-PC - Filed September 12, 2002 On September 14, 1984, the petitioner, Morris Rucker, was convicted of three violent offenses and was sentenced to imprisonment for life plus sixty years in the Tennessee Department of Correction. On June 21, 2001, the petitioner mailed from prison a petition for post-conviction relief alleging four grounds for relief.1…