Willie L. Pegues v. State of Tennessee

03/19/2019 IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON Assigned on Briefs December 4, 2018 WILLIE L. PEGUES v. STATE OF TENNESSEE Appeal from the Criminal Court for Shelby County No. 91-01420 Mark Ward, Judge No. W2018-00830-CCA-R3-PC The Petitioner, Willie L. Pegues, appeals from the Shelby County Criminal Court’s dismissal of his petition pursuant to the Post-Conviction DNA Analysis Act. The post- conviction court denied relief on the basis that, although the Petitioner requested various forms of scientific analysis, his claim was not cognizable because he had not requested DNA…