Legal Opinion

Paul T. Davis v. State of Tennessee

Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee

Decided December 3, 2007No. M2006-01831-CCA-R3-HCPublished

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE Assigned on Briefs August 7, 2007 PAUL T. DAVIS v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Davidson County No. 2001-A-483 Monte Watkins, Judge No. M2006-01831-CCA-R3-HC - Filed December 3, 2007 The Petitioner, Paul Tobias Davis, appeals the summary dismissal of his petition for habeas corpus relief. In his petition, the Petitioner asserted that his sentence is illegal because he was denied pretrial jail credits. The habeas corpus court summarily dismissed the petition because the petition did not state a sufficient…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Passarella v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee · 1994
  2. State v. BurkhartTennessee Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Tragle v. BurdetteTennessee Supreme Court · 1969
  4. State ex rel. Leach v. AveryTennessee Supreme Court · 1964
  5. Goforth v. State Ex Rel. GoforthTennessee Supreme Court · 1940

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