Janis Sue Watson v. State of Tennessee

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE JANIS SUE WATSON v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Hamblen County No. 07CR589 John Dugger, Jr., Judge No. E2008-00882-CCA-R3-PC - Filed February 13, 2009 The petitioner, Janis Sue Watson, appeals the order of the Hamblen County Criminal Court that dismissed her petition for post-conviction relief. The criminal court held that the petition, which challenged the petitioner’s 2004 convictions of first degree murder and conspiracy to commit first degree murder, was barred by the statute of limitations. The State has…