Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Edmondson v. Henderson
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1967PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Humphreys
In November, 1965, petitioner was sentenced, after executing a waiver of jury trial and entering a written plea of guilty to five years in the penitentiary for armed robbery in each of two cases, the sentences to run concurrently. Petitioner thereafter executed a written waiver of his right to an appeal.
Petitioner filed his petition for habeas corpus in the Davidson' County Criminal Court, alleging the judgment of conviction to be void on the grounds:
1. That the indictment returned against him indicated that petitioner was a Negro, because the letter “CP was on the indictment, this letter…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- MacHibroda v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- State Ex Rel. Byrd v. BomarTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
- Thomas J. McCord and Milton Anglin v. C. Murray Henderson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- Otie Gray v. Wilburn C. Johnson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1966
- State v. SimmonsTennessee Supreme Court · 1956
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3Cited by100 opinions
- State v. TurnerCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
- Jeffery Yates v. State of TennesseeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 2012
- Gant v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
- State Ex Rel. Lawrence v. HendersonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
- Myers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
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