Ralph Byrd Cooper, Jr. v. State of Tennessee
Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee
1Opinion of the Court
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT KNOXVILLE Assigned on Briefs February 17, 2016 RALPH BYRD COOPER, JR. v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Circuit Court for Anderson County No. B4C00006 Donald R. Elledge, Judge No. E2015-01071-CCA-R3-PC – Filed June 3, 2016 An Anderson County jury found the Petitioner, Ralph Byrd Cooper, Jr., guilty of aggravated rape. The trial court sentenced the Petitioner as a violent offender to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Petitioner‟s conviction was affirmed by this Court and our Supreme Court affirmed his convictions but…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Baxter v. RoseTennessee Supreme Court · 1975
- Fields v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2001
- State v. BurnsTennessee Supreme Court · 1999
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